Poland / 2026-04-10-pl-1
airspace incident: Baltic Sea (2026-04-10)
/ date of the event
What happened
Two Polish F-16s were scrambled to intercept an Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea with its transponder switched off and no filed flight plan. A similar incident occurred on 8 April 2026.
Responsibility and limits of the evidence
not assessed
Nobody has yet assessed responsibility for this record. Not assessed is not the same as not established.
Impact
- killed
- not established
- injured
- not established
- damage
- not established
Sources
- Naruszenia przestrzeni powietrznej nieobjętej działaniami wojennymi podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej
pl.wikipedia.org / secondary source
supports: the record