UK Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Plane Near NATO’s Eastern Flank
April 20, 2025
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Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She joined Newsweek in January 2023, having previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Express, and is a graduate of International Journalism at City, University of London. Languages: English, Spanish.You can reach Ellie via email at e.cook@newsweek.com.
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British fighter jets intercepted two Russian aircraft close to NATO airspace along the alliance’s eastern flank, the U.K. government said on Sunday.
The British Defense Ministry said on Sunday two of its Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets intercepted an “unknown aircraft” leaving the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, passing close to NATO airspace on Thursday.
The jets were scrambled from the Malbork Air Base in eastern Poland close to Kaliningrad, the U.K. government said.
A British Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft flies at RAF Coningsby on May 16, 2023 in Coningsby, England. A British Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft flies at RAF Coningsby on May 16, 2023 in Coningsby, England. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Two days earlier, two British Typhoons left the same airbase to intercept a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M intelligence aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the ministry said.
NATO said in late March British Typhoon jets had arrived in Malbork to take up a rotation of the alliance’s enhanced air policing mission alongside NATO’s newest member, Sweden.
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