The RAF and German Typhoon jets (pictured before taking off in a photograph released by the German air force) were reacting to a Russian air-to-air refuelling aircraft after it failed to communicate with Estonian air traffic control in the Baltic Sea
* Russian Il-78 Midas plane was flying between St Petersburg and Kaliningrad
* It failed to communicate as it approached Estonian air space over Baltic Sea
British and German fighter jets scrambled to intercept two Russian aircraft flying close to Estonia in a joint NATO mission on Tuesday - hours after a Kremlin warplane downed a US drone over the Black Sea - amid fears of an escalation in the region.
The RAF and German Typhoon jets were reacting to a Russian air-to-air refuelling aircraft after it failed to communicate with Estonian air traffic control in the Baltic Sea, and as it approached NATO airspace. The Russian Il-78 Midas plane was intercepted as it was flying between St Petersburg and Kaliningrad.
The NATO jets were later redirected to intercept a Russian Antonov 148 military transport aircraft that was also passing close to Estonian air space, the RAF said in a release on Wednesday.
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WNU editor: In another sign that escalation is going to continue. I am now reading reports that NATO is sending more fighter jets to the Black Sea.
RAF and German Fighter Jets Scramble To Intercept Russian Aircraft Flying Close To Estonia
UK, German fighter jets intercept Russian plane near Estonia -- AP
UK, Germany scramble fighters to block Russian jets hours after US drone crash -- FOX News
RAF and German air force intercept Russian aircraft in ‘routine’ Nato mission -- The Independent
German, British jets intercept Russian aircraft near Estonia -- TASS
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