The planes left from RAF Lossiemouth, just off the coast of Scotland, just before 9:30am.
A Royal Air Force spokesman said: “We can confirm that quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth scrambled this morning, this is a live operation and therefore we will not be providing any additional information until the mission is complete.”
The operation is currently “ongoing” and the type of Russian plane has not yet been confirmed.
It comes after a series of provocations by Vladimir Putin’s Russia against the West.
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