VILNIUS (Reuters) -Two Russian military aircraft entered NATO member Lithuania’s airspace on Thursday for about 18 seconds, Lithuania’s military said.
The two aircraft, an Su-30 fighter and Il-78 refuelling tanker, were possibly on a refuelling training mission when they violated the border at about 1500 GMT, entering Lithuania from Kaliningrad region, the military said.
Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon jets from NATO Baltic Air Police were scrambled in response and are patrolling the area, the military said.
(Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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