German Air Force intercepts Russian military aircraft near Finland

The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) scrambled a Eurofighter jet to intercept a Russian Il-20M military aircraft near Finland on Feb. 26.

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The incident occurred after air defense alarms were triggered in the German city of Laage. A Russian Il-20M aircraft flying southeast of Helsinki was detected without a flight plan on file.

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The German Air Force scrambled the Eurofighter jet for visual identification.

The Luftwaffe confirmed that the operation ended without further incident after Russian plane was visually identified.

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