British jets tracked a Russian aircraft flying close to the country's airspace, the Royal Air Force said on Friday, days after the Royal Navy also detected Russian military ships passing through the English Channel.

RAF fighter jets were scrambled to a Russian military aircraft spotted flying close to UK airspace. Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray took to the skies over the North Sea to closely monitor an approaching Russian Bear-F aircraft on Thursday,

RAF fighter jets were scrambled after one of Vladimir Putin’s reconnaissance aircraft was detected flying near to British airspace. Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were deployed from Moray to keep watch of the Russian Bear-F plane as it flew dangerously close over the North Sea.

The UK scrambled its fighter jets because of a Russian plane near its borders. The Russian plane did not violate British airspace, Sky News reports. The Royal Air Force aircraft were scrambled on Thursday,

The UK Ministry of Defence announced that it deployed fighter jets to monitor a Russian military aircraft detected near British airspace. The incident involved a Russian Tu-95 "Bear-F" strategic bomber flying over the North Sea on Thursday.