Two French fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft yesterday.
Yesterday, two French fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20M escorted by two Russian Navy Su-27s flying around Baltic airspace.
The Mirage 2000s jets took off from Estonia.
The Ilyushin Il-18 (NATO reporting name: Coot) is a large turboprop airliner that first flew in 1957 and became one of the best known and most durable Soviet aircraft of its era.