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Russia: Military Aircraft

Commons · Question 4698 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled RAF aircraft dangerously intercepted by Russian jets over Black Sea, published on 20 May 2026, how many other instances of dangerous Russian interception

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 8 Jun 2026

UK RIVET JOINT aircraft routinely operate in international airspace around the world, including in the Black Sea. Since 2020 there have been three instances of unsafe intercepts by Russian aircraft during Black Sea operations, including the September 2022...