50 Russian planes intercepted in Baltic airspace in 4 months: UK

Personnel of UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) have returned to Scotland after a four-month air policing deployment in Estonia, during which pilots intercepted 50 Russian aircraft. During the mission, the pilots flew for a combined total of more than 500 hours, UK Defence Ministry said. The RAF mission came amid heightened tensions between Nato-member countries and Russia over Ukraine war.