RAF jets intercept Russian nuclear bombers over North Sea as Britain sends troops to help defend Polish borders from Putin-backed ‘weaponised migrants’
RAF Typhoon fighter jets and a Voyager Tanker were today dispatched to intercept two Russian nuclear bombers over the North Sea.
Typhoon fighters were scrambled from Lossiemouth in the north of Scotland and Coningsby in Lincolnshire, along with a refuelling jet from Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.
The two Russian Tu-160 White Swan bombers entered ‘the UK area of interest,’ the ministry of defence confirmed.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force said that it had dispatched two F-16 fighters to intercept the bombers before handing over to allies from the RAF.
Flight tracking data showed a NATO warplane was dispatched from Cologne and circled around the Norwegian coast before heading back to Germany.
Flight tracking data showed an RAF Voyager Tanker from RAF Brize Norton was sent to shadow the incident over the North Sea
An RAF spokesman said: ‘Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighters from RAF Lossiemouth & Coningsby, supported by a Voyager Tanker from RAF Brize Norton, have been launched against an unidentified aircraft approaching the UK area of interest.
‘We will not be offering any additional detail on this ongoing operation until complete.’
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