Russia accuses British reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 of border violation
俄罗斯谴责英国侦察机RC-135侵犯边界
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 has said. 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 was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
俄国防部称,为防止国家边境被侵犯,俄一架米格-31BM战斗机升空,并确认目标为英国空军RC-135侦察和电子战飞机。该空中目标在俄北部圣角地区侵犯了俄罗斯领空。米格-31BM机组将英国侦察机驱离了俄罗斯领空。