Russian jet released missile near RAF aircraft over Black Sea

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A rocket was released from a Russian craft adjacent an unarmed RAF level connected patrol implicit the Black Sea, the defence caput has said.

Ben Wallace said the "potentially dangerous" incidental happened connected 29 September successful planetary airspace.

Russia said it was a effect of a "technical malfunction".

UK patrols implicit the Black Sea were suspended but person present resumed and are escorted by a combatant pitchy pursuing Russia's response.

Mr Wallace told MPs the incidental was not being treated arsenic a "deliberate escalation" of the warfare successful Ukraine by Russian forces.

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