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Six Russian aircraft were spotted over the Baltic Sea region by Latvian Air Force on September 20-21, 2024. The planes did not provide flight plans nor turn on transponders.

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Six Russian aircraft spotted over Baltic Sea region on September 20-21 by Latvian Air Force

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian planes did not provide flight plans nor turn on transponders

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

NATO jets intercepted six Russian aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea without transponders or a flight plan over the past two days

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:36:09.319Z

Source story: 3908296-russian-planes-spotted-over-baltic-sea-for-two-days