NATO Air Command reported on an official social media post that, during last week’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission, Italian Eurofighters intercepted a Russian Tupolev Tu-134UBL, also known as the Black Pearl, flying alongside two Sukhoi Su-30SM2s and one Su-24 tactical bomber over the Baltic Sea.

The news comes as Russian fighter jets increase their activity along NATO’s eastern border, with multiple instances of airspace violations in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. NATO’s Baltic Air Policing in the Baltic region helps ensure the security of allied airspace under the Eastern Sentry initiative. The news was first reported by The Aviationist .

Italian Typhoons Intercept Russian Jets

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