Russian fighter jets ‘intercept UK military aircraft over Black Sea’
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wo Russian Su-27 fighter jets intercepted three British navy plane heading over the Black Sea in direction of the Russian border on Monday, the Russian Defence Ministry has claimed.
According to the ministry, the intercepted planes have been an RC-135 reconnaissance and digital warfare plane and two Typhoon fighter jets.
“When approached by Russian fighters, the foreign military aircraft turned back from the state border of the Russian Federation,” the ministry stated.
The ministry stated the planes concerned have been two British Typhoon jets accompanied by an RC-135 reconnaissance plane.
“The Russian planes safely returned to their airfield. There was no violation of the Russian border,” the ministry added.
The UK Ministry of Defence has but to touch upon the declare.
Last month, Moscow claimed to have intercepted 4 US strategic bombers within the Baltic in two separate incidents.
And earlier this month, RAF Typhoons intercepted three Russian Air Force Jets flying near Nato airspace.
Wagner forces left Ukraine and commenced to maneuver tons of of miles in direction of Moscow on a “march for justice”. It adopted a bitter, long-running feud between Mr Prigozhin and Russia’s navy brass.
Mr Prigozhin later agreed to halt the march in direction of the capital below a deal brokered by Belaruasian president Alexander Lukashenko.
In an audio assertion issued on Monday night, Mr Prigozhin denied making an attempt to assault the Russian state and stated he acted in response to an assault on his drive that killed some 30 of his fighters.
He additionally taunted the Russian navy, calling his march a “master class” on the way it ought to have carried out the invasion of Ukraine. He mocked the Russian navy for failing to guard the nation, declaring safety breaches that allowed Wagner to march 780km with out dealing with resistance and block all navy models on its
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly stated that Mr Prigozhin had publicly destroyed Putin’s case for the battle in Ukraine and that the march was an “unprecedented challenge” to the President’s authority.