Russian Bomber in the Black Sea, intercepted by British planes

Royal Air Force planes present at the military air base of Mihail Kogalniceanu Airport in Constanta were sent Thursday to intercept a Russian bomber operating in the Black Sea near the airspace of l & # 39; NATO. launched two Typhoon fighter aircraft on the trajectory of the interceptor after the Russian aircraft was observed flying to the west, dangerously close to NATO airspace . According to the RAF, Russian planes did not violate the Alliance's air borders. In addition, both aircraft patrolled the area for a short period of time to discourage future Russian transgressions.

This is not the first incident of its kind to stop British British planes in Romania. Two weeks ago, Chris Ball, commander of the Eurofighter Typhoon detachment at the Mihail Kogalniceanu base, said: "We had the first interception on May 3rd, it was a Russian surveillance aircraft and we have been busy ever since. I can not go into the details, but I have worked all the time, working closely with the Romanian colleagues of the MiG 21 with whom we share Mihail Kogălniceanu's base, and we are collaborating on this mission. NATO with the Air Police. "