Germany and the United Kingdom on Wednesday intercepted three Russian fighter jets on a reconnaissance mission over the Baltic Sea, the German Air Force announced.
“The spy planes were intercepted. [Caças] German and British Eurofighters were alerted to spot three military aircraft,” the German Air Force wrote on Twitter.
“Two Russian SU-27 Flankers and an IL-20 were again flying without transponder signals. [dispositivo de comunicação] in international airspace over the Baltic Sea,” he added.
Germany and the United Kingdom participate in monitoring the airspace of the Baltic states within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). On April 17, a similar interception had already occurred.
Even before the conflict in Ukraine began, incidents involving Russian and NATO aircraft have increased in recent years. In addition to the Baltic Sea, such phenomena also occur in the Black Sea and other regions.
On Tuesday (25), the Norwegian military said two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers, two Il-78 Midas tankers and three MiG-31 Foxhound fighter jets were spotted in the airspace as part of a NATO mission. The Barents Sea lies north of Norway and Russia.
In March, the Russian Air Force intercepted A drone US Reaper MQ-9 crashed into Black Sea waters. The incident caused tension between the US and Russia for a while.
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