United Kingdom's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace revealed on Thursday that a Russian aircraft released a missile near an unarmed "civilian-style" British plane that was patrolling the international airspace over the Black Sea. The incident happened on September 29.
Wallace explained that the Russian side acknowledged the incident and attributed it to a "technical malfunction." The UK initially suspended patrols over the Black Sea, but they have since been resumed and the planes are escorted by fighter aircraft, according to Wallace.