NATO Has Intercepted An ‘Unusual’ Number Of Russian Aircraft In The Past Two Days
Jeremy Bender
BusinessInsider.com
Oct. 29, 2014
NATO has scrambled fighter jets to intercept an unusually high number of Russian military aircraft on Oct. 28 and 29. The incidents have taken place throughout Europe, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea, according to NATO Allied Command Operations.
Over this two-day period, NATO jets responded to at least 26 Russian jets that were flying in international airspace adjacent to NATO territory.
“These sizable Russian flights represent an unusual level of air activity over European airspace,” NATO said in an official statement.
On Oct 28, seven Russian combat aircraft flew over international airspace in the Baltic Sea. The aircraft were intercepted by German Typhoon fighters over the Gulf of Finland, but the jets did not change course. The Russian fighters were also intercepted by Danish, Swedish, and Finnish forces before landing in the Russian province of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea.
On Oct 29, NATO intercepted three separate groups of Russian fighters. Portuguese fighters that were part of the Baltic Air Policing Mission were scrambled to intercept at least seven Russian jets over the Baltic Sea. Simultaneously, Turkish fighters intercepted two Russian bombers and two fighters over the Black Sea.
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