The Russian military aircraft operating near the British border did not violate the UK’s airspace but the Royal Air Force (RAF) said that they could create a “hazard” by causing civilian airlines to change routes in order to avoid flying to close to the aircraft.
RAF’s Typhoon jets scrambled from Lossiemouth on Saturday to intercept two Russian Tu-142 operating over the North Sea near the UK’s airspace. The Typhoons were escorted by an RAF Voyager tanker aircraft to provide air-to-air refuelling.
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