The report said that this happened above the territorial waters of the Republic of Poland in the Baltic Sea. The flight of the Russian helicopter was monitored by the military radar systems of the Poland Armed Forces and civilian air forces of the country.
“The on -duty air defense forces were in constant readiness to ensure the safety of Poland airspace. The nature of the incident indicates that Russia is checking the readiness of our air defense systems,” the military command said.
W DNIU 04.25 WieCzorem Rosyjski śmigłowiec Wojskowy Floty Bałtyckiej Naruszył Przestrzną Nad Wodami Terytorialnymi RP Nad Bałtykiem.
Lot śmigłowca was Obserwown Przez Wojskowe system Radiolokacyjne SZ RAZ PRZEZ SYSTEMY CYWILNE PAżP.
Siły i środki dyżurne … pic.twitter.com/nqjxmnuksp
– Downtwo Operacyjne RSZ (@Dowopersz) April 26, 2025
Context
NATO fighters regularly intercept over the Baltic Sea Russian planes. Also, Russian aviation regularly violates the airspace of many countries. For example, Romania, Moldova, Japan, Finland.
According to NATO, in 2023 the NATO Air Force throughout Europe rose more than 300 times into the air to intercept Russian military aircraft, which “unpredictably” approached the airspace of the alliance. At the same time, Russian aircraft systematically did not transmit the code of the transponder, which should indicate their position and height, did not report the flight plan and did not get in touch with the air traffic controllers. Most interceptions occurred above the Baltic Sea.
