The fighter jets were launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire this afternoon and the incident is currently ongoing, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
There have been several similar incidents in the UK and other European countries over the past year, as Nato has bolstered its presence near the Russian border.
In September, two Russian “Blackjack” jets were intercepted over the North Sea. They were flying in international airspace that the MoD again described as an “area of interest”.
In May last year, two Russian Bear bombers were tracked flying near UK airspace near the north of Scotland.
They were escorted away from the area by Typhoons but were not regarded as a threat.
Vladimir Putin was accused of Cold War-style “brinkmanship” over a series of similar incidents with Nato aircraft across Europe, with more than 100 Russian planes intercepted in 2014 alone.
RAF jets scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers `heading for UK airspace`
18 February 2016
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RAF Typhoons have been scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers said to be in a "UK area of interest".
