Moscow claims fighter jet intercepted RAF spy plane

Moscow claims fighter jet intercepted RAF spy plane
Moscow has claimed it scrambled a MiG-31BM fighter to force away an RAF spy plane which 'illegally crossed Russia's state border in the Arctic'.

The British RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft was 'intercepted' over the Barents Sea, according to reports.
The Ministry of Defence has yet to respond to MailOnline's request for comment on Moscow's claim.

Russia did not immediately show footage of the moment it alleged the RAF plane flew into its airspace close to remote Cape Svyatoy Nos in Murmansk region.

Instead it highlighted a video of an evidently unrelated MiG-31BM and Su-34 drill from Perm region.