NATO fighter jets scrambled six times last week to identify and escort Russian aircraft that violated flight rules, LRT reported, citing Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence. On September 21, the jets flew to identify an IL-20 Russian reconnaissance aircraft. It was flying without an activate…

Fighters from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Sunday intercepted a Russian aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.

According to the Swedish Armed Forces, two Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter jets were recently scrambled to identify a pair of Russian aircraft flying near Swedish airspace (more about Gripen fighters can be found here). The incident occurred late last week, when the Gripens were spotted over Malmö in southern Sweden. Reports of aerial activity […] Post Gripen Fighters Intercept Russian Su-30 Aircraft Near Sweden at Root-Nation.com.

On September 1 and during the night of September 2, 2026, Ukraine carried out strikes against a number of military targets belonging to the Russian aggressor. According to the official Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the attack was successful, with Ukrainian Defense Forces units striking enemy ammunition and […] Post Ukraine Confirms New Russian Aircraft Losses: MiG-29 Fighter and Ka-27 Helicopter Destroyed at Root-Nation.com.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out a successful operation in temporarily occupied territories, destroying two Russian light aircraft, according to the SBU’s Telegram channel. “Special forces from the ‘A’ Center for Special Operations of the Security Service of Ukraine have once again successfully neutralized enemy targets in temporarily occupied territories,” the statement said. […] Post SBU Destroys Two Russian Aircraft Intercepting Ukrainian Drones in Occupied Territories at Root-Nation.com.

British Typhoon and Swedish Gripen fighters (more about the Gripen can be found here) were deployed to Malbork, Poland, as part of heightened airspace patrols. The pilots experienced busy days: over six days, Typhoon pilots intercepted 15 Russian aircraft detected near NATO airspace. Photographers Rich Cooper and Andy Donovan conducted two sorties to capture images […] Post British Typhoons Intercept 15 Russian Aircraft in Baltic Region Over Six Days at Root-Nation.com.

Recently, special forces of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate carried out another successful operation in temporarily occupied Crimea. What made this mission particularly remarkable was that Ukrainian intelligence operatives managed, for the first time in history, to destroy two Russian Be-12 “Chaika” amphibious aircraft. These planes are designed for anti-submarine warfare, making their destruction a significant […] Post Ukrainian Intelligence Burns Two Russian Be-12 Amphibious Aircraft in Crimea for the First Time in History at Root-Nation.com.

The Russian aircraft identified by Italian fighter jets did not violate Lithuanian airspace, the Lithuanian military told LRT, correcting reports in the Italian media. Italian media had reported that two Russian military aircraft entered Lithuanian airspace and that Italian fighters were scramble…

NATO air policing fighters scrambled three times in the Baltic states last week to identify and escort Russian aircraft that violated flight rules, LRT reported, citing Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence. On Monday, the fighters were sent to identify an IL-20 aircraft flying through interna…