(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. scrambled Typhoon fighter jets to intercept and escort four Russian bomber aircraft approaching its area of interest, the Ministry of Defence said.
The British planes, deployed from a Royal Air Force base in Scotland, were supported by an air-to-air refueling tanker, according to a statement on Wednesday from the ministry.
The incident comes at a time of heightened tension between Russia and the West over Ukraine. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday afternoon.
The U.K. alongside NATO has frequently deployed its quick-response jets in the past to intercept Russian military aircraft. Such aircraft have never entered sovereign U.K. airspace without authorization and didn't in this instance, a person familiar with the situation said.
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