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Russia claims its air force intercepted three UK planes that were approaching its borders
Two Russian Su-27 jets intercepted two British fighter jets and a spy plane approaching the Russian border from across the Black Sea and forced them to turn away, Russia claimed. The rise in direct air skirmishes involving NATO air forces near Russian borders has raised fears of direct confrontation and the escalation of the war in Ukraine
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