Russia claims fighter jet intercepted Brit spy plane after it ‘crossed Putin’s borders near hypersonic missile bases’

RUSSIA has claimed to have “intercepted” a British spy plane as it reportedly crossed Putin’s borders close to hypersonic missile bases. The RAF aircraft is said to have been chased off after Moscow scrambled a MiG-31BM fighter to force it away from the Arctic. APMoscow claims to have chased off the Brit aircraft with a MiG-31BM fighter jet[/caption] A flight tracker shows the alleged route of the RAF plane that travelled from Lincolnshire They said the British RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft had “illegally crossed Russia’s state border” in the northern territory. The Russian Defense Ministry claims the Brit plane was “intercepted” over the Barents Sea, near the main base of the Navy’s Northern Fleet. They said it flew into its airspace close to the remote Cape Svyatoy Nos in the Murmansk region before being tackled by a fighter jet. The coastline of the region is home to the headquarters of Russia’s Northern Fleet, as well as multiple secret military bases and facilities. READ MORE ON RUSSIA NUKE FEARS 'New Chernobyl' fears as Ukraine vows to attack Putin's troops at nuclear plant BEACH BLAST Horror moment two swimmers are blown up by ‘Russian sea mine’ on Ukraine beach It also includes testing locations for Vladimir Putin’s fearsome hypersonic weapons.  A map showed the purported route of the RC-135 reconnaissance plane to the Arctic from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.  State media interrupted news bulletins to flash the alleged British incursion on TV channels, while describing the alleged intrusion as “radioelectronic warfare aircraft”. Footage of the moment the British spy plane is said to have crossed the border was not immediately shared by the nation. Most read in The Sun 'RAPE HOUSE' ‘Predator’ Mendy 'told victim "don't move" as he pinned arms back & raped her' BILL HELP Millions of energy customers to get £400 payment directly in to bank account HOT WHEELS Love Island star gets new £70k BMW - despite being booted out of villa on day 2 SUMMER HAAL-IDAYS Haaland shows off sunburn after flying to Marbella following Man City win DRURY SPOTTED Lauren Goodger's boyfriend Charles seen for the first time since his arrest MAX LOVE EastEnders' Shona & Max go Insta official days before his ex is due to give birth Instead it highlighted a video of an evidently unrelated MiG-31BM and Su-34 drill from Perm region. Rossiya 1 channel announced: “Now an urgent report from the Ministry of Defence. “A British RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft violated the state border of Russia over the Barents Sea. “Air defence crews on duty detected an unknown air target. “A MiG-31BM fighter was scrambled to intercept it. Its crew drove the intruder out of our airspace in the area of Cape Svyatoy Nos.” Pro-Putin politicians quickly urged the Kremlin to hit back with a “harsh” response for teetering too close to its top-secret bases. MP Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the international committee of the Russian lower house of parliament and leader of the ultranationalist  Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), said: “A reconnaissance aircraft violated Russia’s state border near Cape Svyatoy Nos. “It looks like those who issue such absurd and provocative orders have forgotten how a British destroyer intruded into Russia’s territorial waters to be stopped by our border guards. “The inviolability of Russian borders is a fundamental principle, which should not be tested.  “I am convinced that a response to any intrusions will be adequately harsh.” Russian reports said it was rare for NATO planes to “breach” Russian air space.  Moscow has previously accused Britain of breaching its territory when this was disputed by the UK Defence Ministry. Read More on The Sun SELFISH My house is plagued by influencers taking SELFIES - it's costing me thousands NAILED IT You’ve been painting your nails wrong – a hair clip stops polish getting messy No concrete evidence of an aerial border breach was initially provided by the Russians. RAF jets similarly rushed to intercept four of Putin’s nuclear bombers off the Scottish coast in February, just days before Ukraine was invaded.