Italian Fighter Jet Intercepts Russian Be-200PS Amphibious Jet — What Is Its Purpose?

stlbeacon.org - 1/18/2026

Yesterday, January 16, at 1:30 p.m. Kyiv time, Italian Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets took off from the Ämari Air Base in Estonia. This was reported by NATO Air Command. They intercepted a Russian Be-200PS search and rescue aircraft of the Russian Navy approaching the Baltic Sea.

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