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| Russian jet released missile near RAF aircraft over Black Sea | Russian jet released missile near RAF aircraft over Black Sea |
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| A Russian SU-27, like those pictured, released a missile near the RAF plane | |
| A missile was released from a Russian aircraft near an unarmed RAF plane on patrol over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has said. | A missile was released from a Russian aircraft near an unarmed RAF plane on patrol over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has said. |
| Ben Wallace said the "potentially dangerous" incident happened on 29 September in international airspace. | Ben Wallace said the "potentially dangerous" incident happened on 29 September in international airspace. |
| Russia said it was the result of a "technical malfunction". | |
| UK patrols over the Black Sea were suspended but have now resumed and are escorted by a fighter jet following Russia's response. | UK patrols over the Black Sea were suspended but have now resumed and are escorted by a fighter jet following Russia's response. |
| Mr Wallace told MPs the incident was not being treated as a "deliberate escalation" of the war in Ukraine by Russian forces. | Mr Wallace told MPs the incident was not being treated as a "deliberate escalation" of the war in Ukraine by Russian forces. |
| The incident last month involved two Russian SU-27s and an unarmed RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint - a civilian-style aircraft. | |
| Speaking in the Commons, Mr Wallace said that during an "interaction" one of the SU-27 aircraft "released a missile in the vicinity of the RAF Rivet Joint beyond visual range". | |
| He said he expressed his concerns in a letter to the Russian defence minister. | |
| The minister's reply on 10 October said an investigation had been conducted and found there had been a "technical malfunction" with the Russian plane, Mr Wallace said. | |
| They also acknowledged the incident took place in international airspace, he added. |