Russian military planes detected off Irish coast, RAF reveals

Russian military planes were discovered flying past the west coast of Ireland recently before being intercepted by British Fighter jets, it has emerged.

Russian military planes detected off Irish coast, RAF reveals

Russian military planes were discovered flying past the west coast of Ireland recently before being intercepted by British Fighter jets, it has emerged.

Long-range search radars in the UK detected two Russian Tu-95 “Bears” in the “UK flight information region” last Wednesday, the British Royal Air Force has said.

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