German, UK fighters again intercept Russian aircraft near Estonia

The UK Air Force reported that the Typhoon fighter jet from the Royal Air Force and a fighter jet from the German Air Force took off from Ämari Air Base in Estonia for the second time this week to intercept a NATO Air Policing aircraft off the coast of Estonia.

“As part of ongoing Air Policing in the region, the pair of NATO jets launched on 17 March to intercept a Russian military Tu-134 passenger jet, known by the NATO name of Crusty, that was being escorted by two Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, and an AN-12 Cub military transport aircraft. The Russian formations were intercepted flying close to Estonian airspace,” the message says. 

• Earlier, two Dutch F-35 fighter jets intercepted three Russian military aircraft near Poland from Kaliningrad.

• UK and German fighter jets jointly intercepted a Russian aircraft near Estonian airspace this week, on March 14.