RAF Typhoons scrambled as Russian aircraft approached UK for second day
3 February 2022, 11:35 | Updated: 3 February 2022, 20:59
RAF Typhoons scramble to meet Russian jets off Scottish coast
The RAF scrambled Typhoon jets to "intercept and escort" two Russian aircrafts approaching the UK area of interest for the second day in a row.
An RAF spokesperson confirmed that "two Russian Tu-95 Bear F aircraft" were "intercepted and escorted". At no point did the aircraft enter UK airspace.
The jets, launched from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, were joined by a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
The RAF routinely intercepts aircraft approaching what it describes as the "UK area of interest".
Footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence earlier on Thursday showed a Russian bomber, of the same type that was intercepted on Wednesday, being flanked by two RAF jets while on "a planned flight".
It comes after four Russian bombers were "intercepted and escorted" yesterday.
On Wednesday RAF jets responded to four Russian strategic bombers approaching the UK's "area of interest".
The bombers were "intercepted and escorted", a spokesman said, and at no point did they enter UK airspace.
Footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence earlier on Thursday showed a Russian bomber, of the same type that was intercepted on Wednesday, being flanked by two RAF jets while on "a planned flight"
