The British and German fighters of Typhoon intercepted a plane of the Russian Federation near the border of Estonia (photo)

For the first time, the British and German Air Force conducted a joint patrol of Estonia airspace, which is part of NATO and borders on the Russian Federation. Typhoon two fighters - British and German - was lifted into the air after a Russian plane located near NATO border did not contact Estonian dispatchers. About it reports Sky News. The Typhoon fighter pilot from the royal Air Force bombing squadron said they identified and tracked the Russian plane when he approached NATO airspace.

"Like a fighter pilot, it was usual to me, even when I was flying next to a colleague from Germany," explained the British pilot, whose name is not named. For the first time, the British and German Air Force conducted a joint patrol of Estonia airspace, which is part of NATO and borders on the Russian Federation. According to the representative of the Ministry of Defense James Gippi, NATO continues to form the basis of collective security.

The joint patrolling of the Britain and Germany fighters in the Baltic country demonstrates the collective determination to resist any potential threats near NATO borders. Recall that the Russian Federation will try to raise the fragments of MQ-9. According to the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Mykola Patrushev, Russia's representatives will be done. For their part, the US media modeled the fall of the reconnaissance drone over the Black Sea.