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Russian fighter jet almost shot down a British plane: this became known from the leak of secret documents

Last year, a Russian fighter jet nearly shot down a British spy plane, according to a leaked US military document. Washington Post.

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The incident took place on September 29 off the coast of Crimea, a heavily fortified Ukrainian peninsula that Russia seized in 2014 and used to base its Black Sea navy and launch attacks in other parts of Ukraine.

The document, one of dozens of leaked classified Pentagon documents that prompted a Justice Department investigation, refers to the incident as "a nearly downed British RJ." This is a reference to the common RC nickname "Rivet Joint". The reconnaissance aircraft is used to collect radio broadcasts and other electronic messages.

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British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace reported the incident in the House of Commons in October, saying two Russian Su-27 fighter jets intercepted an RC-135 in international airspace over the Black Sea while flying "recklessly", with one aircraft coming within a range of the British aircraft. 5 meters.

One of the Russian jets "fired a missile" in the distance, Wallace told lawmakers at the time, but he did not use the words "nearly shot down." He attributed the rocket launch to a "technical failure" and said he had spoken to a senior Russian defense official about the incident.

This incident highlights the balance that the Western military is trying to maintain in an attempt to help the Ukrainian military gather information without engaging in direct conflict with Moscow.

Russian officials have sought to portray NATO countries as aggressors, while the United States and its allies have said they support Ukraine but are not at war with Russia.

According to the NATO treaty, if a member of a military alliance is the victim of an armed attack, all members of the alliance will consider this an attack and collectively respond.

US Department of Defense officials declined to comment on the contents of the leaked document, as well as other information found on apps such as Discord, Telegram and Twitter. A representative of the British Embassy in Washington also declined to comment, the Russian Embassy also did not respond.

The document was printed with headlines for the Pentagon Joint Headquarters and details surveillance flights over the Black Sea from the reported date to February 26.

The document is marked "SECRET/NOFORN" to indicate that it cannot be shared with non-U.S. citizens. It details a number of other Russian reactions to reconnaissance flights by American, British and French aircraft between October and the end of February. Including on December 30, when another British Rivet Joint, escorted by two British Typhoon fighters, was intercepted by Russian aircraft.

In another incident, on February 22, an American MQ-9 reconnaissance drone was intercepted, and a Russian aircraft approached it within 30 m. About two weeks later, on March 14, two Russian Su-27 fighters intercepted an American MQ-9, dropping fuel on an unmanned aerial apparatus and colliding with it. The collision prompted US personnel remotely controlling the vehicle to shoot it down in the Black Sea, about 100km off the coast of Crimea, according to US officials.

The map in the document shows a boundary drawn over sections of the Black Sea to mark places where reconnaissance aircraft can fly. Apparently, it starts about 20 km from the coast of Crimea, in accordance with international law. The map also has a second line about 80 km from the coast labeled "SECDEF Directed Standoff", indicating that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin may have ordered US pilots to keep aircraft away from the peninsula.

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Austin said in March that the United States would continue to fly "where international law allows," rejecting Moscow's claim to a self-declared exclusion zone over vast parts of the Black Sea.

According to the document, French and British aircraft carried out manned surveillance flights over the Black Sea between September 29 and February 26, while the Americans relied on drones, including the RQ-4 Global Hawk, RQ-170 Sentinel and MQ-4. 9 Reapers. The document states that several such flights were made every month. US military officials said they routinely release plans for such flights.

Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in March called Russia's action to shoot down the MQ-9 part of a pattern of aggression against the United States, Britain and other countries.

“We have to find out exactly what is ahead of us,” he said then, speaking at a press conference at the Pentagon. He described the behavior of the Russian pilots as "extremely unprofessional and unsafe".

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Pentagon spokesman General Patrick Ryder said last month that it is important to keep the Black Sea and the skies above it open to all nations.

“The Black Sea,” he said, “is the most important international sea route supporting many of our NATO allies, including Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, and does not belong to any country.”

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