The Royal Navy also shadowed Russian military vessels passing through the English Channel this week, officials said.

Summary

The United Kingdom scrambled two Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets to intercept a Russian Tu-142 reconnaissance aircraft near British airspace over the North Sea on Thursday.

These incidents are not isolated occurrences. Recently, Italy and Norway intercepted Russian planes near the Baltic Sea and Norwegian coast, while Japan and the United States responded to Russian aircraft near their respective airspaces in previous months.

These actions reflect the heightened tensions that have emerged amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    13·
    6 days ago

    They report every time there are military activities or war games near a contested border too. Which literally happens constantly.

    • Aqarius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      It’s kinda funny, though. Just journalists doing their routine job of reporting the RAF doing their routine job about the VVS doing their routine job.