Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on October 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Add as preferred source on Google
Polish MiG-29s intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, marking the second such incident this week, as NATO's eastern flank remains on high alert.
WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish MiG-29 fighter aircraft intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea on Thursday in the second such incident this week, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
Poland's army said on Wednesday that Polish jets had intercepted a Russian aircraft flying a reconnaissance mission in international airspace over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday without a filed flight plan and with its transponder turned off.
"Today MiG-29s intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea," Kosiniak-Kamysz said, describing it as just like the incident on Tuesday.
He gave no further details.
Countries on NATO's eastern flank have been on high alert for potential airspace incursions since September when three Russian military jets violated Estonia's airspace for 12 minutes, days after more than 20 Russian drones had entered Polish airspace.
(Reporting by Pawel Florkiewicz and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk, editing by Ed Osmond)
A reconnaissance plane is an aircraft designed for gathering intelligence and data about enemy positions, movements, and activities, often used in military operations.
Airspace incursion refers to the unauthorized entry of an aircraft into the airspace of a country, which can lead to potential military confrontations or diplomatic tensions.
Explore more articles in the Headlines category
