Dutch fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near Polish border

ThatRobGuy · Feb 14, 2023

Dutch fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near Polish border

The head of Russia's Wagner private military group said the capture of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine is far from imminent. Analysts say video that appears to show heavy losses for Russia suggests failures in Moscow's command and tactics.

www.cnn.com

Two Dutch F-35 fighter jets were scrambled to identify and intercept three aircraft flying near the Polish border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on Monday, according to the Dutch Defense Ministry.

“The at-the-time unidentified aircraft approached the Polish NATO area of responsibility from Kaliningrad,” the ministry said in a statement.

“After identification, it turned out to be three aircraft: A Russian IL-20M Coot-A that was being escorted by two SU-27 Flankers. The Dutch F-35s escorted the formation from a distance and handed over the escort to NATO partners.”

Perhaps Russia is testing the waters here with regards to encroachment into NATO territory.

Nithavela · Feb 14, 2023

ThatRobGuy said:
Dutch fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near Polish border

The head of Russia's Wagner private military group said the capture of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine is far from imminent. Analysts say video that appears to show heavy losses for Russia suggests failures in Moscow's command and tactics.

www.cnn.com

Two Dutch F-35 fighter jets were scrambled to identify and intercept three aircraft flying near the Polish border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on Monday, according to the Dutch Defense Ministry.

“The at-the-time unidentified aircraft approached the Polish NATO area of responsibility from Kaliningrad,” the ministry said in a statement.

Perhaps Russia is testing the waters here with regards to encroachment into NATO territory.

I think they've been doing this for decades with regularity.

wing2000 · Feb 14, 2023

ThatRobGuy said:
Perhaps Russia is testing the waters here with regards to encroachment into NATO territory.

I'm guessing it was a navigational error. There's no reason for Putin to tempt NATO aircraft....

...on the same linked page, there's a report describing the rapid training of a Ukraine tank unit on Polish Leopard Tanks...