Germany and the United Kingdom intercept Russian fighter jets over the Baltic Sea

The German Air Force announced that Germany and the United Kingdom intercepted three Russian fighter jets on reconnaissance missions over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday.

Reconnaissance flights were intercepted. [Caças] German and British Eurofighters have been alerted to identify three military aircraft,” the German Air Force wrote on Twitter.

The Russian SU-27 Flankers and IL-20 were again flying without transponder signals. [dispositivo de comunicação] in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Germany and the United Kingdom participate, within the scope of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in monitoring the airspace of the Baltic states. On April 17, a similar interception actually took place.

Incidents of Russian and NATO aircraft have multiplied in recent years, even before the start of the conflict in Ukraine. In addition to the Baltic Sea, such events also occur in the Black Sea and other regions.

On Tuesday (25), the Norwegian military said that it had located, as part of a NATO mission, two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers, two Il-78 Midas tankers, and three MiG-31 Foxhound fighters in the airspace. Barents Sea, located north of Norway and Russia.

In March, the Russian Air Force intercepted a plane Drone American Reaper MQ-9 that crashed in the waters of the Black Sea. The incident caused a brief escalation of tensions between the United States and Russia.

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