RAF typhoons intercept Russian Air Force jets flying close to NATO border

June 15, 2023

Mirror:

RAF Typhoons have intercepted three Russian Air Force Jets flying close to NATO airspace this afternoon.

Typhoons from 140 EAW in Estonia were scrambled to intercept the Russian jets – a Russian Air Force IL-20 COOT A and two Su-27 FLANKER B – that failed to comply with international norms by not liaising with relevant Flight Information Regions (FIRs), the Royal Air Force said in a tweet this evening.

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