The interception of the spy plane (pictured) comes after the Kremlin had warned that the West was 'playing with fire' and vowed to bomb any warships that sail too close to the Crimea when British destroyer HMS Defender engaged in a dramatic stand-off with Russian vessels in the Black Sea in June
* The Moscow Defence Ministry announced that a British RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft 'tried to approach the state border of the Russian Federation' in Crimea
* The statement said the plane was forced to divert by a Russian Su-30 fighter
* Footage released by the ministry purports to show the plane soaring above the Black Sea while being followed by the Su-30
Russia claimed today that one of its fighter jets chases away a British spy plane which was approaching annexed Crimea.
The Moscow Defence Ministry announced that a British RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft 'tried to approach the state border of the Russian Federation in southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula,' before it was forced to divert by a Russian Su-30 fighter.
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WNU Editor: Russia's press are reporting on these developments .... Russia sees NATO’s growing activity in Black Sea region — top brass (TASS), especially in the past 24 hours .... NATO aircraft intensify flights near Russian Black Sea borders over 24 hours — top brass (TASS).
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