British Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have been scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range bombers. <br /><br /> Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Thursday said the incident happened near UK airspace north of Scotland. <br /><br /> A ministry spokesman said in a statement that at no time did the military aircraft cross into UK sovreign airspace. <br /><br /> Intercepts of Russian aircraft by NATO have increased amid heightened tensions between the West and Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
