In Romania, frightened by Russian bombers, a British fighter took off
A British Typhoon fighter jet based in Romania was scrambled in response to the sighting of Russian aircraft near NATO airspace over the Black Sea.
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This was reported on the website of the Royal Air Force, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
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“From the Romanian air base “Mihail Kogelniceanu” near Constanta on the Black Sea coast, RAF Turkop responded in response to TU-22 Backfire strategic bombers of the Russian Federation Air Force that were moving south near NATO airspace,” the report said.
As noted, Russian planes were moving over the western part of the Black Sea. They were monitored as part of the NATO Enhanced Air Policing (eAP) mission carried out by the British Air Force in Romania.
In Romania , a British fighter jet took off after being scared by Russian bombers.