Summary
Russian Air Force scrambled fighter jets and closed St. Petersburg airspace after tracking an unidentified primary target.
Detail report
Russian Air Defense Command and Western Military District radar tracked an unidentified flying object hovering in restricted airspace 160 km from St. Petersburg. Operational plan 'Kover' (Carpet) was declared, shutting down Pulkovo Airport and clearing a 200 km radius of civilian airspace. Su-35 and MiG-31 fighter jets were scrambled to investigate. Telemetry logged the object executing rapid non-ballistic vector shifts before accelerating beyond radar range.