RAF jets have intercepted and escorted Russian military Bear aircraft, the Ministry of Defence has said.
It comes amid what NATO described as an "unusual" increase in activity from Russian military jets over European airspace.
The two Typhoon fighters were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept the Russian Bear bombers, escorting them through British airspace on Wednesday.
NATO said Russia had not filed flight plans and the bombers were not using on-board transponders, adding that this posed "a potential risk to civilian aviation".
It happened on the same day two Typhoons from RAF Coningsby were sent to escort a suspicious plane to Stansted Airport in Essex.
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