THIS is the moment President Vladimir Putin’s doomsday jet was intercepted by RAF fighters on a mission over the Baltic Sea.

       British typhoons shadowed the nuclear command and control aircraft as it flew in and out of the Russian city of Kaliningrad - eerily close to near NATO'S borders.

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       One of the RAF Typhoons pictured with the 'Doomsday Plane' in the background Credit: EPA 4

       Two Su-27 Flanker Bs were escorting the mobile command centre Credit: EPA 4

       The Russian Air Force Tu-214 'Doomsday Plane' is a flying HQ Credit: EPA

       The modified Tupolev 214 was built for Vladimir Putin to issue nuclear orders in the event of a third World War.

       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 province.

       Nato said it had noticed a spike in VIP flights to and from Kaliningrad, which borders the alliance members of Poland and Lithuania.

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       AIR BLITZ