These are two Russian Su-27 Flankers and an Il-20 flying over international airspace.
By Le Figaro with AFP
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Germany and Britain intercepted three Russian military reconnaissance planes over the Baltic seathe German Air Force announced on Wednesday.
“Reconnaissance flights intercepted. German and British Eurofighters were alerted to identify three military aircraft. The two Russian Su-27 Flankers and an Il-20 were again flying without transponder signals in international airspace over the Baltic Sea“, said the Air Force on Twitter.
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Increase in incidents
Germany and Great Britain participate within the framework of NATO in the surveillance of the airspace above the Baltic States. Incidents involving Russian planes and planes from NATO countries have multiplied in recent years, even before the start of the conflict in Ukraine. A similar interception took place on April 17.
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They often took place over the Baltic Sea, but also in the Black Sea and elsewhere. In March, the Russian air force intercepted an American Reaper MQ-9 drone in the Black Sea, which had crashed in the waters. The incident caused a brief escalation of tensions between Washington and Moscow.