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Russian military aircraft caused Nato-response nearly 300 times
By EUobserver
Nato planes took off a total of 290 times in 2021 to intercept a Russian military aircraft that came too close to a member state. "Very few intercepted aircraft entered Allied airspace," the military alliance said. The number of interventions by Nato countries has fallen compared to last year, when 350 aircraft took off in response to possible Russian threats.