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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.
The Ministry of Defence stressed the ‘routine’ nature of the response, but it comes amid tensions between the West and Russia.
RAF and German fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace.It is the first time British and German a
Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and Germany’s Air Force intercept Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace.
The interception was carried out during their first joint NATO air policing scramble as pilots.