Russian airspace control systems detected three air targets approaching the Russian airspace over the Black Sea, the ministry said, adding that two Su-27s were scrambled to identify the air targets and prevent their entrance to Russia’s airspace.
"Russian fighter crews identified the air targets as an RC-135 electronic reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft and two RAF Typhoon multi-role fighters of the Royal Air Force [of the United Kingdom]. When Russian fighters approached, foreign military aircraft made a u-turn from the state border of the Russian Federation," the ministry said in a statement.