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As aerial encounters with Russian jets intensify, NATO's alertness is underscored by the frequent scrambles over the Baltic Sea.

NATO air forces scrambled over 300 times in 2023 due to Russian military aircraft. ​"NATO fighter jets are on duty around the clock, ready to scramble in case of suspicious or unannounced flights near the airspace of our Allies," NATO spokesperson Dylan White said in a statement.

NATO scrambled fighter planes more than 300 times this year to intercept Russian military aircraft flying near member countries’ airspace.

NATO air forces were scrambled more than 300 times in response to Russian military aircraft in 2023, the treaty organisation said on Friday. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year, NATO substantially reinforced its eastern flank air defences with more fighter jets, surveillance flights and ground-based air defences.

NATO was forced to scramble its forces hundreds of times over the course of 2023 to respond to potential threats from Russian planes as they approached allied airspace.