English Typhoon fighter jets took off on the first day of the weekend with air bases at Lossiemouth in Scotland and Coningsby in Lincolnshire to escort the Russian aircraft, which appeared to be " in the interests of the UK ", according to Twitter, the Royal air force.
before the first day weekend, the press service of the Northern fleet reported that two Russian anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 conducted Flights over neutral waters of the Barents, Norwegian, North sea and Atlantic ocean at the beginning of the start of NATO exercises in Norway. Flights were performed in strict accordance with international rules of using air space.
in the British air force called the incident " routine actions, coordinated with several colleagues on the NATO.
in the photos attached to the message, captured the Tu-142 Russian Navy.
visit the base in Lossiemouth in Twitter specified that the Russian planes " did not enter the airspace of the UK ", but closer " to the area of British interests."
English BBC non-stop tracking Flights of Russian aircraft near the UK and over the Baltic sea. Russian military aircraft do not enter the airspace of the United Kingdom, all cases of escorts completed without incident.
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