Reference News Network, September 22 report: According to the website of Singapore's Straits Times, on September 21, the German Air Force stated that it had dispatched two Eurofighter jets to intercept and track a Russian Il-20M military aircraft that entered the neutral airspace of the Baltic Sea. Subsequently, Germany transferred the surveillance task to NATO allied forces stationed in Sweden.
According to Reuters, on September 21, the German Air Force stated in a statement: "Our rapid reaction alert force once again received a NATO mission, dispatching two Eurofighter jets to verify an unidentified aircraft without a flight plan and without radio communication in international airspace."
The statement said: "After visual identification, it was identified as a Russian Il-20M reconnaissance aircraft. After visual identification, we transferred the monitoring responsibility of the aircraft to our NATO partners in Sweden, and then returned to Rostock-Laage."
Two informed officials revealed on September 21 that the North Atlantic Council of NATO will hold a meeting on September 23 to discuss the issue of "Russia violating Estonian airspace".
It was reported that three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace without permission on September 19 and stayed in the airspace for a total of 12 minutes before being forced to withdraw.
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