The RAF has issued a statement following reports of jets flying over the south coast city of Portsmouth earlier this week.
Two Eurofighter typhoons, normally based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, were spotted at around 4.45pm on Thursday, February 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine.
Information gathered from flight trackers confirmed the appearance of the RAF jets over the Solent, Hampshire Live reports.
A spokesperson from the RAF said: "RAF Typhoons 41 Squadron, RAF Coningsby, were completing routine pilot training on the South Coast of England yesterday."
The spokesperson added that the training took place on the south coast because the weather was unfit elsewhere.
As part of the training the jets completed 20 minutes of tactical low flying overland.
They then did a practice diversion to Bournemouth airport before a transit over the Solent.
The jets then did some low level oversea flying to the east of the Isle of Wight before returning to Coningsby.
According to the RAF, the Eurofighter Typhoon FRG.Mk4 is 'highly capable and extremely agile' based at RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth.
It is a multi-functional aircraft and can complete a number of operations including air policing, peace support and conflict.
The most essential role it plays is providing quick reactions for UK and Falkland Island airspace, the Typhoon has also reinforced NATO in the Baltic and Black Sea regions.
The Antonov 124 aircraft landed at East Midlands Airport on Tuesday (February 22), at 08.27am.
It then departed from the airport, empty, at 1.45pm on Wednesday, (February 23).
It was part of a regular cargo operation and came just before aircraft from Russia were banned from British airspace as of Friday, February 25.
An EMA spokesperson confirmed: "This particular occurrence of February happened before the UK Government imposed sanctions on Russian aircraft, which came into effect on Friday (February 25).
"Following this, the airport will continue to comply with UK Government and Department for Transport regulations."
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