NATO fighters intercept Russian planes over Baltic twice in one day

NATO fighters intercept Russian planes over Baltic twice in one day

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On Thursday, French Mirage 2000-5 fighters intercepted two Russian Su-30Ms over the Baltic Sea, and later an An-72.

This was reported by the NATO Air Command on the X network, publishing video and photos, Ukrinform reported.

“Check out how it looks, when 2 French Mirage 2000-5 intercept 2 Russian SU-30-M aircraft over the Baltic Sea yesterday”, the post reads.

It is noted that immediately after that, French aircraft intercepted a Russian An-72 in international space north of Poland.

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As reported, in recent weeks, Polish and allied military aircraft have been deployed several times in Poland, including two pairs of Polish and American F-16 fighters in response to massive shelling of Ukrainian territory.

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