NATO fighters intercepted two Russian spy aircraft over Baltic

British fighters based in Poland have intercepted two Russian reconnaissance planes in the Baltic Sea.

Source: About it reported NATO’s United Air Force Command, reports “European Truth”

Details: The planes flew from the base to Malbork to intercept and accompany Russian planes that flew from the Kaliningrad region.

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« Two Russian aircraft were intercepted during one departure by the Eurofighter Typhoon fighters, which serve in the British Royal Air Force and deployed as part of the NATO Air Policing mission in Poland, » the statement said.

As it is emphasized, Air Policing mission to oversee airspace « is the cornerstone of attracting the Alliance to maintain the safety and integrity of airspace. » The command also released photos from the operation.

The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom also reported about the interception of Russian aircraft. It is reported that the fighters flew on Thursday from the base to Malbork. Their purpose was to track the unidentified objects that flew from the Kaliningrad airspace and did not signal.

The first intercepted aircraft was NATO as « CLANK », that is, it is designated by Soviet engineers a cartographic aircraft equipped with modern photo equipment.

Immediately after its interception, the same pair of fighters was redirected to intercept the second aircraft, which was an IL-20M with the code name « Cot-A ». It is a aircraft of observation and intelligence of the Soviet era, designed for intelligence, communication and electronic reconnaissance.

It has been reported that NATO Air Force Mission in Baltic countries, three times three times last week They climbed into the air, To identify and accompany Russian aircraft that have violated flight rules.

At the same time it was reported that Polish fighters They intercepted Russian Su-24 bomber in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea.