Overview
- Lithuania reported that a Su-30 fighter and an Il-78 tanker from Kaliningrad crossed near Kybartai by roughly 700 meters for about 18 seconds around 18:00 local time.
- Two Spanish Eurofighters deployed in Šiauliai were scrambled by NATO and are conducting patrols over the area of the incursion.
- Spain has transferred two Eurofighters from Ala 11 and one A400M tanker from Ala 31 to the Eastern Sentry mission in support of Baltic air policing.
- Spanish military sources say two additional combat aircraft are planned to deploy to Poland in November as part of Spain's contribution.
- NATO launched Eastern Sentry on September 12 following nearly twenty Russian drones entering Polish airspace, with France, Denmark, the UK, Germany and Sweden contributing or preparing contributions.