According to the latest news from the British "Sky News", on October 20 local time, British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace revealed that a Russian military aircraft had launched missile near a RAF reconnaissance aircraft. Wallace said the incident happened on September 29, and Russia also admitted that it occurred in international airspace.
RAF RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft (data photo)
Wallace said that at that time, an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft of the RAF aircraft was performing patrol missions over Black Sea , and the reconnaissance aircraft did not carry any weapons. Subsequently, the reconnaissance aircraft was "trailed" by two Russian Su-27 fighters. Wallace said: "In this interaction, a Su-27 fighter jet fired a missile near the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, and the missile then exceeded the pilot's visual range."
Wallace described the incident as a "potential danger", but said he did not think it was a "deliberate escalation" by Russia, while Russia said the incident was due to a "technical failure." Wallace said he had raised his concerns directly to the head of the Russian military such as Shoigu.
Wallace added that the "interaction" between Russian fighter jets and British reconnaissance aircraft lasted for 90 minutes. After completing the mission, the British reconnaissance aircraft returned to the base.
reported that after this incident, Britain's patrol operations over the Black Sea were suspended for a time, but have been resumed, and the aircraft carrying out patrol missions have been escorted by the fighter .
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