UK Defense Secretary Says A Russian Fighter Jet Fired A Missile Near A British Spy Plane Operating Over The Black Sea

An RAF aircraft flies over the Black Sea © Provided by The Telegraph

RAF Typhoon jets have been escorting the spy planes ever since the missile incident (pictured, two Typhoons and an RAF plane above Black Sea) 

Daily Mail: Russian jet fired a MISSILE near British plane patrolling over the Black Sea: Two of Putin's SU-27s 'interacted' with RAF spy plane, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace reveals 

* Two Russian Su-27 fighters 'interacted' with British spy plane over Black Sea 

* One fighter fired a missile 'in the vicinity' of the RAF plane, Ben Wallace said 

* Sergei Shoigu, Putin's defence minister, blamed 'malfunction' for the incident 

* Near-miss will do little to calm nerves that Ukraine war could spiral into WW3 

A Russian fighter jet accidentally fired a missile 'in the vicinity' of a British spy plane above the Black Sea, the defence secretary has revealed. 

Ben Wallace said two Russian Su-27 fighters had 'interacted' with an RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint spy plane which was on patrol above international waters to the south of Crimea on September 29 when one of them 'released a missile'. 

Sergei Shoigu, the Russian defence minister, blamed the incident on a technical malfunction and Britain does not believe it was a deliberate attempt to escalate, Mr Wallace added.  

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WNU Editor: My gut tells me that it was deliberate. To send a message to the UK and other countries that are operating spy planes near the conflict zone.... Russian aircraft missile launch not deliberate escalation - UK defence minister (Reuters). 

It is not a secret that the U.S. and the UK are providing real-time intelligence and information to the Ukrainian forces. If the flight path of this spy plane is accurate, it would have been flying over Russian naval vessels near Snake Island. 

UK Defense Secretary Says A Russian Fighter Jet Fired A Missile Near A British Spy Plane Operating Over The Black Sea  

Russian jet released missile near RAF aircraft over Black Sea -- BBC  

Russian fighter jet ‘released missile’ near RAF plane over Black Sea -- The Guardian  

Russian jet 'released missile' near RAF aircraft during patrol over Black Sea -- SKY News  

Britain Says Russian Warplane Fired Missile Close To U.K. Spy Aircraft Over Black Sea -- RFE

UK Says Russian Aircraft Fired Missile Near British Spy Plane Over Black Sea -- Reuters  

Russians launch missile near RAF RC-135 aircraft over the Black Sea -- The Telegraph  

Russian Fighter Jet Launches Missile While Following U.K. Spy Plane -- Newsweek