Two aircraft of the Russian Space Forces Tu-95 flew over the Barents, Norwegian Seas and the North-East of the Atlantic, in some areas they were accompanied by British fighters. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the statement of the Russian Defense Ministry.

“At some stages of the route, Russian strategic missile carriers were accompanied by Eurofighter Typhoon fighters of the British Air Force,” the ministry said in a statement.

Tu-95 long-range anti-submarine aircraft were escorted by MiG-31 long-range interceptor fighters of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation.

During the flight, the crews of the VKS aircraft practiced in-flight refueling. They spent about 15 hours in flight.

The day before it was reported that fighters from Norway and Great Britain escorted Russian Tu-142s during their flight during exercises in the North-East Atlantic.

The last time the UK Air Force flew fighter jets to intercept Russian warplanes was on 7 August 2021. Then the Typhoons of rapid reaction detected two Russian Tu-142 "Bear-F" maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine defense aircraft over the North Sea.

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