According to a statement from the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF), British and German fighter jets intercepted a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace. It was the second such encounter this week, as NATO carries out joint air policing efforts in the region. The two Typhoon jets intercepted “a Russian military Tu-134 passenger jet, known by the NATO name Crusty, that was being escorted by two Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, and an AN-12 Cub military transport aircraft,” the RAF said.
