Six killed in Russian Tu-95 bomber crash in Amur region
Six crew members were killed when a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber crashed in the Amur region on Tuesday, 29 September, according to Russia’s Defence...
Polish F-16s intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic as NATO vigilance intensifies
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday in the second such incident this week, as...
Russian military aircraft crashes during training flight near Moscow; pilot escapes unhurt
A Russian military aircraft crashed during a routine training flight in the Moscow region on Thursday after suffering an apparent technical malfunction during take-off,...
Poland intercepts Russian military aircraft for third consecutive day over Baltic Sea
Polish fighter jets were scrambled for the third day in a row to intercept three Russian military aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea, according...
Poland scrambles fighter jets for second consecutive day to intercept Russian aircraft
Poland deployed fighter jets for the second consecutive day to intercept Russian military aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea, amid heightened tensions between NATO...
Polish fighter jets intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft over Baltic Sea
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea after it approached within 30 kilometres of Poland’s coast near Ustka....
Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashes during training flight in Irkutsk region; crew ejects safely
A Tupolev Tu-22M3 has crashed during a training flight in Russia’s Irkutsk region in Siberia, according to reports citing the Russian Defence Ministry.
The aircraft...
NATO jets intercept Russian bombers over Baltic Sea in show of force
NATO fighter jets intercepted Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Monday, underscoring ongoing tensions along the alliance’s eastern flank.
The operation was launched...
Norway scrambles F-35s to intercept Russian patrol aircraft
Norway’s air force deployed fighter jets to intercept a Russian military aircraft approaching its airspace, in what officials described as a routine NATO air...
Polish F-16s intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea
Poland scrambled F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to intercept a Russian reconnaissance plane flying over the Baltic Sea without a transponder or filed flight plan.
According...
Polish fighter jets intercept Russian reconnaissance plane over Baltic Sea
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea last week after it was detected flying without a flight plan or...
Two Russian airmen killed after ejector seats fire inside hangar
Two Russian airmen died instantly after the ejector seats of their Sukhoi SU-34 fighter-bomber unexpectedly activated while the aircraft was parked inside a concrete...
Russia says no survivors in military cargo plane crash during test flight
A Russian military transport aircraft crashed on Tuesday during a test flight east of Moscow, leaving no survivors, authorities have confirmed.The Investigative Committee reported...
Russian aircraft breach Lithuanian airspace, Moscow denies incident
Two Russian military aircraft briefly violated Lithuanian airspace on Thursday evening, Lithuanian President Gitanas Naus?da announced on social media, calling the incident “a clear...
Putin admits Russian Forces shot down Azerbaijani airliner that killed 38
Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly admitted for the first time that Russian air defences shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet in December...
Russian fighter jets stage bold airspace violation over Estonia
Estonia accused Russia of a serious breach of sovereignty on September 19, 2025, after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered its airspace without permission....
Ukraine strikes five Russian jets in drone attack on Crimea airbase
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) carried out a drone strike on Russia’s Saky airbase in annexed Crimea overnight, damaging or destroying five fighter jets and...
Russian Su-35 violates Estonian airspace amid major NATO exercise
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet violated Estonian airspace on the evening of 13 May, flying without a flight plan, with transponders off, and...
Sweden scrambles fighter jets for first time under NATO command to intercept Russian aircraft
On April 24, Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets were scrambled from Poland for the first time under NATO command to intercept a Russian...
NATO jets intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic in first joint air policing response
NATO fighter jets, including UK Typhoons based in Poland and Portuguese F-16s from Estonia, were scrambled earlier this week in response to a Russian...