He steered his helicopter downwards in a bid to escape unidentified drones now linked to a Russian fleet tanker docked in Hull, it has emerged.

A new report said it was 'likely' that Russia was using its sanctioned ships to deploy drones and spy on Nato’s most sensitive military locations over a two-year period

He steered his helicopter downwards in a bid to escape unidentified drones now linked to a Russian fleet tanker docked in Hull, it has emerged.