Russian fighter jet ‘released missile’ near RAF plane over Black Sea

British defence secretary Ben Wallace tells MPs of incident in international airspace on 29 September

The UK defence secretary has revealed that a Russian fighter jet recently released a missile" in the vicinity of a British aircraft over the Black Sea.

Ben Wallace told the Commons the incident occurred in international airspace over the Black Sea" on 29 September, adding that an unarmed RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint" plane was interacted with" by two Russian Su-27s, one of which released a missile in the vicinity of the RAF Rivet Joint beyond visual range".