Rare Russian “Black Pearl” Tu-134 Intercepted by Italian Eurofighters Over Baltic

NATO Air Command reported on an official social media post that, during last week’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission, Italian Eurofighters intercepted a Russian Tupolev Tu-134UBL, also known as the Black Pearl, flying alongside two Sukhoi Su-30SM2s and one Su-24 tactical bomber over the Baltic Sea.