Airspace incidents in the Baltic Sea off Poland

All 5 incidents, newest first

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  🇵🇱 · Sep 3, 2026 · International airspace

  Baltic Sea, 3 Sep 2026 - Polish jets intercept Il-20 again

  Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft 40 km north of Ustka in the Baltic Sea on September 3, 2026; no Polish airspace violation.
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  🇵🇱 · Aug 31, 2026 · International airspace

  Baltic Sea, 31 Aug 2026 - Polish jets intercept Il-20 again

  Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft 30 km north of Leba in the Baltic Sea before noon on August 31, 2026; no Polish airspace violation.
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  🇵🇱 · Jul 16, 2026 · International airspace

  Baltic Sea, 16 Jul 2026 - Su-30 and Il-20M intercepted

  Polish QRA fighters intercepted two Russian Su-30s then an Il-20M in the same sortie over the Baltic Sea on July 16, 2026, 30 km north of Jastrzębia Góra.
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  🇵🇱 · Jul 15, 2026 · International airspace

  Baltic Sea, 15 Jul 2026 - Polish jets intercept Russian Su-30s

  Polish and Swedish fighter jets intercepted two Russian Su-30SM2 aircraft from Kaliningrad over the Baltic Sea on July 15, 2026, one day after a Russian Il-20 ELINT mission over the same waters.
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  🇵🇱 · Jul 14, 2026 · International airspace

  Baltic Sea, 14 Jul 2026 - Polish F-16s intercept Russian Il-20

  Polish F-16s intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft 30 km north of Ustka in the Baltic Sea on July 14, 2026; Polish Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz called it a large-scale provocation.

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