British Typhoons scrambled from Romania to shadow Russian jets

Two British Typhoon jets were scrambled from Romania to investigate suspected Russian fighter aircraft operating near NATO airspace over the Black Sea, the Royal Air Force (RAF) said on Wednesday.The typhoons took off from a base near Constanta to shadow the two suspected Russian Su-30 Flanker aircraft, the RAF added in a statement.RAF jets regularly monitor Russian warplanes near UK airspace, and the encounter near Romania is the second in that area since July.