Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft. File photoMOSCOW, 21 Oct London should avoid escalating tensions with Russia after a Su-27 fighter launched a missile near the British Air Force, Labor MP Luke Pollard was quoted by the Sun newspaper. in the Black Sea «inspires fear».
"This incident serves as a strong reminder of the importance of avoiding escalation and miscalculation",» Pollard noted.
At the same time, he believes Britain must not abandon joint support for Ukraine.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/7cd3f26e67be93c6f9f1c852fbad048c.jpg" />Britain sent a reconnaissance aircraft to the borders of UkraineEarlier, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, speaking in Parliament, said that British Air Force aircraft had to interrupt patrols over the Black Sea after a Russian Su-27 fighter fired a missile near the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft on September 29 Rivet Joint. Wallace claims to have received a response from the Russian military. In it, according to him, it is said that the incident occurred in international airspace, and the cause was a «technical failure» on board the Su-27. After a while, London consulted with the allies and decided to resume patrolling, but already accompanied by its fighters. The British Air Force often conducts reconnaissance near the borders of Russia. In August, the Russian Defense Ministry said that an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft violated the border near Cape Svyatoy Nos in the Murmansk region. Then the crew of the MiG-31 interceptor forced him out of Russian territory. Over the Black Sea, a British aircraft appeared on October 10 after a massive Russian strike on targets in Ukraine.