American Boeing RC-135 airplane. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announces that the United Kingdom has requested a flight of its Boeing RC-135 research aircraft on a route that includes over the territory of Russia.
Russian Ministry of Defense. emphasized that they consider this application as a deliberate provocation.
“The Russian Air Force is tasked with preventing violations of the airspace of the Russian Federation,” the statement said.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also determined all possible consequences from this ” “deliberate provocation” solely on the British side.