The Russian Military confirmed they had deployed two Tu-95MS strategic bombers the Barents and Norwegian Seas, both of which border multiple countries within the western military pact.
Vladimir Putin has sparked World War Three fears after the Russian Army deployed four nuclear-capable fighter planes over NATO.
A further two Tu-22M3 long-range bombers were dispatched over the Baltic Sea. These also have with nuclear capabilities meaning the move could be seen as risky, given the large number of nearby NATO members, reports the Mirror. Russia's military representatives have stressed that the flights over both seas were for training purposes, with the Tu-95MS units participating in exercises and the Tu-22's escorting. Moscow has insisted the four-hour operation strictly adhered with international airspace regulations.
Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe, provided an explanation with a post on X, formerly Twitter, stating it had deployed Eurofighter Typhoons from Latvia to intercept the Russian planes. The social media post confirmed that the Russian planes were "handed over" to on-duty Swedish squadrons. The post read: "The Eurofighter VAPB in Germany were alerted today by the NATO CAOC Uedem to identify a group of aircraft consisting of two TU-22 BACKFIRE and several SU FLANKER.
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