Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) scrambled its Typhoon jets on Wednesday to respond to four Russian military aircraft approaching UK airspace, the RAF has confirmed. The jets were launched from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland and were joined by a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. The incident took place less than a day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s visit to Kyiv, where he warned Russia it would face automatic sanctions if it invades Ukraine. An RAF spokesman said: “Quick reaction alert Typhoon fighters based at RAF Lossiemouth supported by a Voyager from RAF Brize Norton were scrambled today against unidentified aircraft approaching the UK area of interest. “Subsequently we intercepted and escorted four Russian Bear aircraft.” The RAF said that at no point did the Russian aircraft enter UK airspace. “Bear” is the NATO reporting name for the Tu-95 and Tu-142 strategic bomber. Such interceptions …