RAF Typhoon jets scrambled twice in 48 hours to intercept Russian warplanes

An RAF Typhoon jet takes off on a training exercise at Amari Airbase in Estonia - (PA Archive)

RAF Typhoons were scrambled twice in under 48 hours this week as Russian aircraft approached NATO airspace.

The British jets, stationed in Poland as part of Operation Chessman, were sent up to intercept Kremlin planes over the Baltic Sea as tensions between Russia and the West continue to escalate.