DRAMATIC footage has emerged of RAF Typhoon jets intercepting four Russian bomber planes off the coast of Scotland on Wednesday.
Four Russian strategic bombers flying towards the UK's "area of interest" were escorted away from UK airspace by the RAF after the planes came within 100 miles of UK airspace. The footage comes as a further two bombers were escorted on Thursday morning, bringing the total to six planes in two days intercepted by the British.
Footage taken from inside a Russian plane shows how the RAF stalked up to the wings of two enormous Tu-95 Bear H bombers, which can carry nuclear bombs.
British jets also intercepted two maritime patrol Tu-142 Bear F aircraft over the North Sea after being scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland at around 12:30pm on Wednesday.
The chilling footage also shows a Russian pilot at the controls of one of the planes.
The Tu-95s are believed to have taken off from Engels air base in the south-western Saratov region of Russia.
While the Tu-142 jetted out from Kipelovo air base in the north-west Vologda region.
The footage follows yet another incident on Thursday morning which saw Typhoons forced to scramble from RAF Lossiemouth after two Tu-95 Bear F aircraft darted towards the UK.
The fighter jets, supported by a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, intercepted the aircraft before they could reach UK airspace.
Once in contact, the RAF managed to escort the bombers away from the coast of Scotland, according to a spokesman.

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