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NATO fighters sent to intercept Russian aircraft near Estonian borders
2023-03-19
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[REGNUM] British Air Force: NATO fighters sent to intercept Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft near Estonian borders

A group of aircraft of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of the Russian Federation was accompanied by two Eurofighter Typhoon fighters. They were sent to intercept Russian Tu-134s, An-12s and two Su-27s near the borders of Estonia, the RAF press service said.

The aircraft sent to intercept belonged to Britain and Germany. They "surveilled" Russian aircraft as part of the tasks of patrolling Estonian airspace.

“We were sortied to intercept aircraft approaching Estonian airspace. They flew close to the borders of NATO airspace," said RAF spokesman Richard Lisk.

As REGNUM reported, on March 15, the air forces of Great Britain and Germany intercepted the Russian Il-78 near Estonian airspace. The refueling aircraft was flying between St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.

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