Putin’s ‘doomsday jet’ intercepted by RAF fighters during daring mission over the Baltic

PRESIDENT Putin’s doomsday jet was intercepted by RAF fighters on a mission over the Baltic today. Typhoon fighters shadowed the nuclear command and control aircraft as it flew in and out of Kaliningrad. Two Typhoon jets in a rehearsal flight (file picture)Getty GettyThe frighteningly fast British fighter bombers[/caption] AFPPutin’s favourite doomsday jet was intercepted today by the RAF fighters[/caption] The modified Tupulev 214 was built for President Vladimir Putin to issue nuclear orders in the even of Word War Three. British fighter bombers scrambled from Estonia where they based as part of a Nato mission. They escorted the doomsday jet and two Su-30 fighters through international airspace as it flew in and out of the Russian exclave. It is not known who was on board. A source said: “The Russians only use this plane for people of importance. “It is possible it could have had Putin on board or one of his top lieutenants.” Nato said it had noticed a spike in VIP flights to and from Kaliningrad, which borders Poland and Lithuania. The Tu-214 SR has a special antennae on top of its fuselage for soaking up intelligence signals and broadcasting secret messages. The doomsday flight came as Nato chiefs prepare to travel to Vilnius, in Lithuania, for a summit next week.