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London: Russians fired on military plane

British intelligence revelations about the air attack a year ago

New details have been revealed about an armed clash involving a Russian and a British military plane. The episode dates back to September 29, 2022. The event had been downgraded by Moscow, with London's approval, to an inconvenience due to a "technical malfunction". Now, according to rumors in the press, we have learned that the Soviet pilot of a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter fired two missiles at the English...

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London, United Kingdom, 09/14/2023 14:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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