<br /><br />French Rafale fighter jets were scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania to escort Russian aircraft operating in NATO’s area of responsibility over the Baltic Sea.<br /><br />French Rafale fighter jets, deployed as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, intercepted six Russian aircraft during an operation carried out on June 2 in Baltic airspace. The action was reported by the French Armed Forces General Staff, which published images of the mission on social media.<br /><br />Source and images: Twitter/X @FrenchForces.<br /><br /><br />
