NATO Jets Scramble as Russia Flies Bombers Over the Baltic
TL;DR
NATO scrambled armed fighters from multiple member states, including French Rafales stationed in Lithuania, to intercept two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers and their SU-30/SU-35 escorts over the Baltic Sea in a roughly four-hour mission, part of ongoing air-policing on NATO's eastern flank.
- NATO deploys armed fighter jets to intercept Russian military planes flying over Baltic Sea CBS News
- JAS 39 Gripen Intercepts Russian Tu-22M3 Over the Baltic Мілітарний
- NATO Scrambles Fighter Jets to Intercept Russian Military Planes Newsweek
- Sweden Intercepts 2 Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Over Baltic Sea Kyiv Post
- NATO jets scrambled as nuclear-capable Russian bombers spark major alert The Mirror
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