British and German fighter jets intercepted a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace
Friday, according to a statement from the UK’s Royal Air Force . It was the second such encounter this week, as NATO carries out joint air policing efforts in the region. The two Typhoon jets intercepted “a Russian military Tu-134 passenger jet, known by the NATO name Crusty, that was being escorted by two Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, and an AN-12 Cub military transport aircraft,” the RAF said. The news comes amid renewed public appeals by Ukrainian leaders for western fighter jets.
” “We quickly identified the Russian aircraft and then monitored it as it flew close to NATO airspace,” Richard Leask, an RAF commander, said in the statement. Air policing missions help NATO identify any aircraft of interest, “ensure we know who they are” and keep everyone in the airspace safe, Leask continued. “This is part of being a fighter pilot and is what we and our German colleagues have trained together to be able to do,” the commander said.
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