Three Russian army reconnaissance plane had been intercepted over the Baltic Sea by German and British air forces on Wednesday.
“Reconnaissance flights intercepted. German and British Eurofighters were alerted to identify three military aircraft,” the German air pressure stated on Twitter.
“The two SU-27 Flankers and an IL-20 from Russia were flying again without transponder signals in international airspace over the Baltic Sea,” it added.
As a NATO member, Germany participates in monitoring the airspace over the Baltic states.
Security has been heightened for the Baltic states after Russia invaded Ukraine final 12 months.
Russian army jets have repeatedly strayed into the airspace over the Baltic Sea in current months.
The Norwegian air pressure stated Tuesday it had equally recognized a bunch of Russian army plane in worldwide airspace over the Barents Sea to the north of the nation.
The plane included two Tu-160 Blackjack bombers, two Il-78 Midas aerial refueling tankers and three MiG-31 Foxhound fighter jets, the air pressure stated on Facebook.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
