MOSCOW, Aug 16 (NNN-TASS) – An RC-135 reconnaissance plane of the British Royal Air Force, illegally crossed Russia’s state border, in the Arctic area of Cape Svyatoy Nos, the Russian Defence Ministry said, yesterday.
The British aircraft was discovered over the waters of the Barents Sea, and a MiG-31BM fighter scrambled in response, and forced the plane out of the Russian territory, the ministry said.
It was rare for military planes of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), to breach Russia’s airspace, news reports said.– NNN-TASS
