Germany intercepts Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea

Germany has intercepted three Russian military aircraft flying without transponder signals in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

Germany and Britain sent Eurofighter jets to identify the two Sukhoi Su-27 fighter aircraft and one Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft, the German air force said on Twitter.

It posted several images of the Russian aircraft mid-flight.

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Russian military aircraft regularly fly from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad and back, meaning that such encounters are fairly routine in the region.

Germany handed over responsibility for NATO’s Baltic air policing mission to Britain earlier this month.

NATO allies pitch in to protect the air space there because Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia do not have their own fighter jets.

Zainab Sa’id