09-11-2015, 06:34 PM
Fri Sep 11, 2015 | 12:49 PM EDT
LONDON (Reuters) -
Britain has scrambled Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers flying near UK airspace, the Ministry of Defense said.
The 'Blackjack' Tupolev Tu-160 bombers were
spotted on Thursday, the ministry said.
"Fighter aircraft scrambled from RAF
Lossiemouth in Scotland yesterday to meet two Russian aircraft," it added.
Intercepts of Russian aircraft by NATO have
increased over the last year amid heightened
tensions between the West and Moscow over
the Ukraine crisis.
(Reporting by William James; writing by Guy
Faulconbridge; editing by Stephen Addison)
LONDON (Reuters) -
Britain has scrambled Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers flying near UK airspace, the Ministry of Defense said.
The 'Blackjack' Tupolev Tu-160 bombers were
spotted on Thursday, the ministry said.
"Fighter aircraft scrambled from RAF
Lossiemouth in Scotland yesterday to meet two Russian aircraft," it added.
Intercepts of Russian aircraft by NATO have
increased over the last year amid heightened
tensions between the West and Moscow over
the Ukraine crisis.
(Reporting by William James; writing by Guy
Faulconbridge; editing by Stephen Addison)