The incident came last month when unarmed Rivet Joint plane was securing NATO's eastern flank in international airspace.

Furious British defence chiefs blast dangerous Kremlin warplane crews who came within yards of hitting a UK spy plane in Black Sea horror incident

Two Russian jets 'repeatedly and dangerously' intercepted an RAF spy plane above the Black Sea, it has emerged.

One Russian jet made several passes in front of the RAF aircraft, getting within six meters of its nose.

Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain’s defense ministry said on

Two Russian fighter jets “repeatedly and dangerously” intercepted a British surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea last month, the UK defence ministry said on Wednesday. Defence…

The Russian jets came within six metres of the RAF aircraft, disabling its autopilot before circling round six times, the Ministry of Defence said

The incident comes as relations between the two countries remain at a historic low over the Ukraine war and longstanding spying allegations.

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UK government calls incident ‘unacceptable’ after Su-27 jet comes within six metres of unarmed spy plane over Black Sea

The menacing tactic was the latest move in Putin's escalating grey war with the West

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.

The British government said Wednesday that two Russian fighter jets intercepted a Royal Air Force surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea last month in...

The incident came last month when unarmed Rivet Joint plane was securing NATO's eastern flank in international airspace.

El gobierno del Reino Unido denunció el incidente ante la embajada rusa y reafirmó su compromiso con la defensa de la OTAN y sus aliados en medio de crecientes tensiones con Moscú

Russian fighter jets have repeatedly intercepted a British surveillance plane over the Black Sea in a series of “dangerous” flybys, it has emerged.

Two Russian warplanes “repeatedly and dangerously” intercepted an unarmed RAF spy plane over the Black Sea last month, in what the Ministry of Defence described as the most…

Una de las aeronaves rusas llegó a cruzarse seis veces por delante del avión británico y a situarse a apenas seis metros de su punta.

Two Russian jets have intercepted a Royal Air Force plane over the Black Sea, flying close enough to trigger its emergency systems.

Russian warplanes repeatedly and dangerously harassed a British reconnaissance aircraft over Eastern Europe's Black Sea, Britain said Wednesday.

MoD says Russian warplanes came as close as six metres to RAF jets, triggering onboard emergency systems