A Russian plane was flying near NATO airspace on the border with Estonia.

He was intercepted by British and German fighters.

This is reported by Sky News.

As reported, the Russian plane was flying near the NATO borders and did not contact the Estonian air traffic control service.

He was intercepted by two Typhoon fighters - one British and one German.

According to one of the pilots, they identified the Russian plane and watched it when it "flew close to NATO airspace."

Since the Russian vessel did not communicate with air traffic control, they intercepted it to ensure flight safety for all airspace users.

British and German air forces are said to have joined together for the first time to patrol Estonian airspace.

"This joint UK-German deployment to the Baltic states clearly demonstrates our collective resolve to counter any potential threat to NATO's borders, while demonstrating our combined strength," British Defense Secretary James Hippie said.

It will be recalled that on March 14,

 the Russian 

Su-27 fighter jet tried to intercept the US MQ-9 drone in the airspace above the waters outside the maritime waters of the Russian Federation.

One of the Russian planes, the statement said, hit the MQ-9's propeller, forcing the US Air Force to sink its own drone.

And on the night of February 14,

Dutch F-35 fighters intercepted a group of three Russian military aircraft

in Polish airspace and escorted them.

In Warsaw, they say that this is standard procedure in such cases, and

the Russian planes were in international space without violating NATO's borders.

Read also:

  • Ukraine news

  • War in Ukraine

  • News of Ukraine: video