British and German jets intercepted a Russian refueling aircraft that did not respond to Estonian air traffic control.
British and German fighter jets on Tuesday intercepted a Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace.
The interception close to Estonian airspace is the first time British and German air forces acted jointly as part of their NATO air policing mission in the region.airspace on Tuesday, the same day that the United States accused Russian fighter jets of intentionally downing an American drone over the Black Sea.
The interception was the first time that British and German air forces acted jointly as part of their NATO air policing mission in the region. There is nothing to indicate that Tuesday's interception near Estonian air space is linked to the incident over the Black Sea, in which a U.S. Air Forcewas destroyed after a reported collision with intercepting Russian Su-27 fighter jets.
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