The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that an RAF reconnaissance aircraft was intercepted by two Russian fighter jets last month.
The incident occurred days after the UK reported a Russian submarine operation in the Black Sea.
One SU-35 reportedly flew close enough to trigger the aircraft’s emergency systems and disengage the autopilot.
A second Russian jet, an SU-27, carried out six passes of the British aircraft, coming as close as around 6 metres from its nose.
