The Russian jets intercepted the U.K. aircraft with one jet flying as close as 19 feet to the British plane's nose, officials said.
One Russian jet made several passes in front of the RAF aircraft, getting within six meters of its nose.
Furious British defence chiefs blast dangerous Kremlin warplane crews who came within yards of hitting a UK spy plane in Black Sea horror incident ...
UK defense officials said Russian Su-35 and Su-27 fighter jets flew within six meters of British reconnaissance aircraft, ...
Two Russian jets have intercepted a UK Royal Air Force plane over the Black Sea, triggering its emergency systems.
UK calls incident ‘unacceptable’ after Su-27 jet comes within six metres of unarmed RAF plane over Black Sea ...
The incident came last month when unarmed Rivet Joint plane was securing NATO’s eastern flank in international airspace.
Two Russian warplanes "dangerously" intercepted an unarmed RAF spy plane over the Black Sea last month, the Ministry of Defence has said on Wednesday. A Russian Su-35 fighter approached the ...
Two Russian warplanes "repeatedly and dangerously" intercepted an unarmed unarmed RAF spy plane over the Black Sea last month, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. A Russian Su-35 fighter ...
Britain’s military said Wednesday that two Russian jets “repeatedly and dangerously” intercepted a Royal Air Force spy plane over the Black Sea last month. The Ministry of Defense said one Su-35 ...
Two Russian jets "repeatedly and dangerously" intercepted a British surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea last month, the defense ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. "This incident is ...