The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out a successful operation in temporarily occupied territories, destroying two Russian light aircraft, according to the SBU’s Telegram channel. “Special forces from the ‘A’ Center for Special Operations of the Security Service of Ukraine have once again successfully neutralized enemy targets in temporarily occupied territories,” the statement said. […] Post SBU Destroys Two Russian Aircraft Intercepting Ukrainian Drones in Occupied Territories at Root-Nation.com.

NATO potentially shooting down Russian planes in its airspace "would be war," Russian Ambassador to France, Alexey Meshkov, said in an interview with the RTL news channel published on Sept. 25.

Recently, special forces of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate carried out another successful operation in temporarily occupied Crimea. What made this mission particularly remarkable was that Ukrainian intelligence operatives managed, for the first time in history, to destroy two Russian Be-12 “Chaika” amphibious aircraft. These planes are designed for anti-submarine warfare, making their destruction a significant […] Post Ukrainian Intelligence Burns Two Russian Be-12 Amphibious Aircraft in Crimea for the First Time in History at Root-Nation.com.

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Fighters from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Sunday intercepted a Russian aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.

British Typhoon and Swedish Gripen fighters (more about the Gripen can be found here) were deployed to Malbork, Poland, as part of heightened airspace patrols. The pilots experienced busy days: over six days, Typhoon pilots intercepted 15 Russian aircraft detected near NATO airspace. Photographers Rich Cooper and Andy Donovan conducted two sorties to capture images […] Post British Typhoons Intercept 15 Russian Aircraft in Baltic Region Over Six Days at Root-Nation.com.

According to the Swedish Armed Forces, two Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter jets were recently scrambled to identify a pair of Russian aircraft flying near Swedish airspace (more about Gripen fighters can be found here). The incident occurred late last week, when the Gripens were spotted over Malmö in southern Sweden. Reports of aerial activity […] Post Gripen Fighters Intercept Russian Su-30 Aircraft Near Sweden at Root-Nation.com.

British fighter jets have intercepted Russian aircraft twice over the past week, as the latter came dangerously close to NATO borders, according to The Telegraph. Royal Air Force fighter jets were sc...