NATO planes watch Russian planes over the Baltic Sea

Apr 24, 2026, 11:25

Introduction

NATO has fighter planes in Lithuania. They watch Russian military planes. These planes fly over the Baltic Sea. Russia and NATO are not friendly because of the war in Ukraine.

Main Body

French and Romanian planes arrived in April 2024. They stay for four months. Their job is to find Russian planes that do not talk to air traffic control. Colonel Marin says this happens often. NATO must check the planes. On Monday, French planes went up to see two Russian bombers. The bombers had fighter planes with them. The Russian planes did not use their transponders. They did not talk to anyone. Many other countries also sent planes to watch. The French commander says they do not know why Russian pilots do this. Maybe they are not professional. Maybe they want to test NATO. NATO must always respond. They watch each other but do not fight. The goal is to stop problems, not start them. This helps the Baltic countries feel safe.

Conclusion

NATO continues these missions. They always have planes ready. The French and Romanian planes will leave in August. Italian planes will come. More interceptions will happen when weather gets better. NATO must stay careful to avoid accidents.

Vocabulary Learning

feel

to have a feeling or emotion感覺

Example:I feel happy.

fly

to move through the air飛

Example:Birds fly in the sky.

safe

not in danger安全

Example:The house is safe.

talk

to speak to someone說話

Example:We talk on the phone.

watch

to look at something carefully仔細看

Example:I watch TV every day.

Sentence Learning

NATO has fighter planes in Lithuania.

Simple present tense. Subject 'NATO' + verb 'has' + object 'fighter planes' + prepositional phrase 'in Lithuania'.本句使用一般现在时。主语为「NATO」，谓语为「拥有」，宾语为「战斗机」，介词短语「在立陶宛」作地点状语。

They watch Russian military planes.

Simple present tense. Subject 'They' + verb 'watch' + object 'Russian military planes'.本句使用一般现在时。主语为「他们」，谓语为「监视」，宾语为「俄罗斯军用飞机」。

These planes fly over the Baltic Sea.

Simple present tense. Subject 'These planes' + verb 'fly' + prepositional phrase 'over the Baltic Sea'.本句使用一般现在时。主语为「这些飞机」，谓语为「飞越」，介词短语「在波罗的海上空」作状语。

French and Romanian planes arrived in April 2024.

Simple past tense. Subject 'French and Romanian planes' + verb 'arrived' + prepositional phrase 'in April 2024'.本句使用一般过去时。主语为「法国和罗马尼亚的飞机」，谓语为「抵达」，介词短语「在2024年4月」作时间状语。

The bombers had fighter planes with them.

Simple past tense. Subject 'The bombers' + verb 'had' + object 'fighter planes' + prepositional phrase 'with them'.本句使用一般过去时。主语为「轰炸机」，谓语为「有」，宾语为「战斗机」，介词短语「伴随它们」作状语。