Dangerous rapprochement: Britain rejects Russian allegations of violation of airspace

The UK Ministry of Defense representative claims that the crew of the British aircraft was in touch with the Russian dispatching and operated safely. The UK Ministry of Defense Representative denied Moscow's statements that the British electronic intelligence aircraft violated the state border of the Russian Federation. According to him, the UK royal aircraft performed a "regular task" in the international airspace over the Norwegian and Barents seas, CNN reports.

The ministry official noted that the pilots of the British aircraft were in touch with the Russian Civil Aviation Committee and operated safely and professionally. What can not be said about the Russian fighter, which made a dangerous rapprochement. "The Russian MiG-31 aircraft made a dangerous rapprochement with the RAF RC-135W Rivet Joint plane, which performed a standard operation in the international airspace over Norwegian and Barents on Monday on August 15," the Defense Ministry said.

The representative of the department added that the British aircraft did not invade the sovereign space of Russia and later returned to its base in the UK safely. It should be noted that according to the British military edition of UK Defense Journal, the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft of the UK royal Air Force has increased the number of flights near Russia's borders since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine.

In March this year, 18 departures were recorded, while in December 2021 six departures were made. We will remind that according to Roszma reports, on August 15, the British reconnaissance aircraft violated the air space of the Russian Federation in the Cape area of ​​the holy nose in the water area of ​​the Barents Sea. The Russian side stated that the plane's actions are provocation, publishing a screenshot of the route RC-135 of the royal Air Force.