Two MiG-29 fighter jets from the Polish Air Force intercepted a Russian aircraft which was performing a flight over the Baltic Sea.

The Operational Command of the Armed Forces identified the aircraft as a Il-20 and said it was flying in international airspace.

The Il-20 is a Soviet-era reconnaissance aircraft used for reconnaissance and electronic listening missions.

The air force said that while the Russian plane did not violate Polish airspace, it did not have a flight plan and the transponder enabling it to be tracked was s

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