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NATO fighters flew three times in week to intercept Russian planes over Baltic States

Last week, NATO fighter jets serving as the Alliance's air police in the Baltic States took to the air three times to detect and escort Russian aircraft that violated flight rules.

According to Censor.NET, citing LRT, this was stated by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense.

It is noted that on March 10, Alliance fighters took to the air to identify an An-72 transport aircraft flying in international airspace.

On March 12, they escorted two Russian Su-27 fighters, two Tu-22 supersonic bombers, and one Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft.

On the same day, NATO aircraft flew to identify two Tu-22s and two Su-27s, and an Il-18 passenger jet was also identified.

The Russian planes were flying with their radar responders turned off, without flight plans, and often did not maintain radio communication with the Regional Air Traffic Control Center, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said.

The Alliance's air policing mission in the Baltic States is carried out from Lithuania and Estonia. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3541664

Russians plan to take more than 4.5 thousand children for "rehabilitation" from occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia – NRC

Russia continues to massively abduct Ukrainian children under the guise of "rehabilitation," where they undergo propaganda, military training, and sometimes do not even return home.

This was reported by the National Resistance Center (NRC), Censor.NET reports.

"Collaborators are already announcing plans for the summer - more than 4,500 children are planned to be taken out of the maintenance area of Zaporizhzhia region alone," the statement said.

It is also noted that in 2024, the occupiers took about 40 thousand children to the so-called "re-education camps".

"This is a gross violation of international law and a direct attempt to destroy Ukrainian identity. The Center of National Resistance emphasizes that the occupiers use children in their assimilation policy - their return home should be a priority," the NRC added. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3541642