RAF Typhoon jets were launched today after Russian military planes were identified flying close to UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The announcement comes as three Russian ships are being monitored by the Royal Navy after entering the English Channel this morning.
Russian navy ships entered the English Channel today and will hold anti-aircraft and anti-submarine defence drills in the northern Atlantic, Interfax news agency reported.
The ships belong to the Russian Northern Fleet, the agency quoted Russia's Defence Ministry as saying.
It is not unusual to have Russian warships in the Channel. In November, Nato dismissed a Russian media report that a squadron of Russian warships had conducted military exercises there.
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