Russian bomber intercepted by Belgian and British fighters over European waters

　　China News Agency, Brussels, November 12 (Reporter De Yongjian) The Dutch, Belgian and British military said on the 12th that two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers flew over European waters on the same day and were tracked and intercepted by Belgian and British fighters. .

　　The Royal Netherlands Air Force stated in an announcement that the air defense station located in Apeldoorn in the central part of the Netherlands has monitored two Belgian F-16s flying in Dutch airspace in the North Sea and performing air alert missions in the airspace of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The fighter jets immediately lifted off to track and intercept the Russian fighters.

　　Later on the 12th, the Royal Belgian Air Force notified that Belgian F-16 fighter jets had "short-term interception" of Russian fighter jets and successfully completed the mission, which was later handed over to British Air Force fighter jets for tracking and interception.

　　Late at night on the 12th local time, the Royal Air Force issued an announcement stating that when Russian fighters were flying in the direction of British airspace, British Typhoon fighters lifted off from Lossmouth Air Force Base in Scotland and Corningsby Air Force Base in England to attack Russian fighters. Tracking interception.

　　After the news of the interception by the Belgian and British fighters, the Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet responded.

For similar flights in the past, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian fighters act strictly in accordance with international rules for the use of airspace and will not violate the borders of other countries.

　　Starting from January 2017, the Dutch and Belgian F-16 fighter jets have taken turns to perform air vigilance missions in the airspace of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to protect the airspace of the three countries from military and civilian aircraft. The fighters of the two countries generally rotate every few weeks, on the 12th. It comes at a time when the Belgian F-16 fighter jet is performing an air alert mission.

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