Al-Marsad Newspaper: The United Kingdom and Germany intercepted with fighter jets two Russian planes that were flying near Estonia late on Tuesday.
The Russian plane, a Russian Il-78 Midas refueling plane and an Antonov-148 military transport aircraft approached NATO airspace without contacting the Estonian authorities.
This is the first time that the United Kingdom and Germany have conducted a joint air interception as part of the NATO treaty, according to the American “Fox News”.
“NATO continues to form the bedrock of our collective security. This joint deployment by the UK and Germany to the Baltics demonstrates our collective resolve to challenge any potential threat to NATO’s borders while demonstrating our combined strength,” UK Armed Forces Secretary James Heppey said in a statement.
The incident came just hours after two Russian jets shot down a $32 million US drone over the Black Sea, with the two jets harassing the drone for several minutes before cutting off the drone’s propeller.
