Nato fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft over Baltic Sea

NewsWorldEuropeNato fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft over Baltic SeaMultiple aircraft were all tasked with monitoring the Russian formationJohn Leicester Tuesday 21 April 2026 16:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2961877To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-bomber-jets-nato-baltic-sea-b2962020.html","title":"NATO fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft"}}CloseThree injured as Russian night strike hits Ukraine’s Velykyi Burluk, rescuers battle blazeOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}NATO forces intercepted Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets over the Baltic Sea...