RAF jets intercepted by Russian aircraft over Black Sea

Royal Air Force aircraft have encountered fighter jets near the state border of Russia in the latest instance of Russian and Western aircraft intercepting one another.

This latest incident, which took place on Monday, involved aircraft from Russia shadowing an RAF patrol flying over the Black Sea.

No RAF aircraft entered Russia's sovereign airspace during the mission.

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[global]

Yep. Who knew that that international airspace isn’t Russian.

[robinmyman]

Russia has been sending bears TU95s towards UK for decades only to be intercepted by RAF.

[carlwoods]

This has been happening for decades. Nothing new. TU95 Bombers have been flying near the coast of Scotland for years, its a regular thing.

[EnglishScripter]

They aint got a single plane that can win against a typhoon.

[SeaGoingLizabeth]

Bro they don't have enough balls to see their country turn to glass, so don't worry keep flying good sir.

[stevenwilson]

1995 I witnessed a pair of shiny quad turbo prop TU95's Bears fly over my primary school at about 15 thousand feet.
West coast Argyll and Bute Scotland
I was mad into Airfix planes at the time and knew exactly what they were.

[oldpain]

The RAF is legendary. Routine operation.

[roopdal]

Keep going RAF. Don't let Russian despots deter your surveillance.

[hzmicide]

Hold on I thought the RAF was doing the intercepting 😂

[Kenny-zzo]

Is this when the stupid Russian pilot tried to shoot the plane down and the RAF aircraft basically jammed the Russian missiles and turned them into paperweights by jamming them

[fijillian]

The Russians are barely doing anything over the skies of Ukraine and to think they could do something against a very competent Air Force. These guys are delusional.

[gigmcsweeney]

It's about time we started calling Russia's bluff.

[tripwire]

Pilots of the typhoons nearby "do somethin do somethin!"

[malcolmmcgregor-stewart-corv]

In the 21st century reconnaissance does not necessarily involve entering foreign airspace . While Russian activity off our coast brings them little benefit, NATO operating in the Black Sea area is providing Ukraine with info very helpful in killing Russians . Big difference.

[timothydavis]

That’s an airforce rc135 recconisance bird worked on them for 3 years

[sasejaneski]

How dare russians put their country so close to our jet.

[edwardbrophy]

AGAIN
WHERE'S the escorting NATO fighter's???

[curranhouse]

I bet the UK would like to thank the Russians for providing so much valuable intelligence on RF emissions, radar cross-sections, flight times, response time, and the fact the pilot in one of the Russian planes hadn't wiped properly this morning and of course wasting Russian resources.. :D

[mkx]

All NATO military intelligence escorts generally have rotational NATO fighter aircraft escorting them now I thought😮 any aggressive movements by Russian aircraft repelled

[piersp]

Do they have still fighters available? Thought all went down by AA missiles in Ukraine ...