Fighters of the Royal air force escorted Russian Tu-160 bombers close to British airspace, said the press service of the Ministry of defence of the United Kingdom.

Fighters with NATO escorted the Russian bombers to the borders of the airspace in the UK.

English BBC non-stop tracking flights of Russian aircraft near the UK. This week Fighters were in the air two times: the same task they performed on Wednesday. Russian military aircraft do not enter the airspace of Britain, in all cases of escort completed without incident, confirming the British side.



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