Tallinn, 13 May 2016, 07:59 – REGNUM British fighters were raised on May 12 interception of three Russian aircraft heading towards the airspace of the Baltic countries, said the Defense Ministry of Great Britain. It is reported by The Guardian.
Fighter “Typhoon” of the Royal Air Force of Great Britain have been raised in the air with the air base Amari in Estonia when a Russian military transport aircraft did not identify themselves.
According to the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom Michael Fallon, it was “an act of Russian aggression».
«this is another example of how important the contribution of the United Kingdom for the NATO air police in the Baltic countries. We were able to immediately respond to this act of Russian aggression, which was a demonstration of our commitment to the NATO “collective security – the official said
Four fighter Royal Air Force joined the NATO mission in the Baltic States in April 2016.. As part of this mission, the members of the Alliance to help countries in the region that do not have the necessary capacity to reflect alleged by the Russian aggression. The fighters will stay in the mission until the end of August.
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