RAF jets are scrambled to intercept Russian 'Coot' spy plane after it approaches NATO airspace over the Black Sea

俄侦察机飞越黑海 英军战机紧急升空拦截

By Julian Robinson for MailOnline

PUBLISHED: 15:43 BST, 4 May 2018 | UPDATED: 18:18 BST, 4 May 2018

RAF jets were scrambled today to intercept a Russian 'Coot' spy plane after it was seen approaching NATO airspace over the Black Sea.

今日，一架俄罗斯“黑鸭”侦察机在黑海北约领空附近飞行，英国皇家空军战机紧急升空拦截。

Typhoon fighters were dispatched from Romania's Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta on the Black Sea coast amid reports of a Russian IL-20 heading west.

据报道，一架俄罗斯伊尔-20电子侦察机向西飞行，部署在罗马尼亚康斯坦察科格尔尼恰努空军基地的英军台风战斗机随即升空。

Crew were airborne 'within minutes' of being alerted having 'sprinted' to their planes, RAF chiefs revealed. The Russian military plane was monitored by Typhoons and tracked as it departed North East.

英国皇家空军的负责人透露，机组人员在接到通知后几分钟内就即刻起飞。俄罗斯军用飞机在台风战机跟踪监视下向东北方向飞去。

However, the British and Russian aircraft - code named 'Coot' - did not come within visual range of each other.

然而，英军战斗机与俄军“黑鸭”侦察机“没有进入彼此的目视距离”。

Russian Il-20s are believed to perform frequent spying missions around the Baltic region and, with a range of more than 2,200 miles, are said to have been deployed during the Syria conflict on reconnaissance missions.

俄罗斯伊尔-20侦察机射程超过2200英里，频繁在波罗的海地区执行间谍任务。报道称该侦察机曾在叙利亚冲突期间执行侦察任务。

The operation was confirmed on the RAF's official Twitter feed shortly after 12.30pm this afternoon.

下午12点30分之后，英国皇家空军官方推特证实了这一行动。

It comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries over Russia's role in the Syria conflict and after the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury in March.

俄罗斯在叙利亚冲突中所扮演的角色，以及今年3月俄罗斯前间谍谢尔盖•斯克里帕尔和女儿尤利亚在索尔兹巴里毒杀案后，两国之间的紧张关系加剧。

The current RAF mission in Romania is part of measures brought in four years ago aimed at countering the threat of Russian aggression against NATO Allies.

目前英国皇家空军在罗马尼亚的任务是四年前采取的措施之一，旨在对抗俄罗斯对北约盟国的威胁。

II (Army Co-operation) Squadron pilot, Squadron Leader Roger Cruickshank was on Quick Reaction Alert duty when today's scramble was called.

陆空协同中队队长Roger Cruickshank快速反应警戒任务。

He said: 'I received the order and alerted the team that we were scrambling.

他表示：“我接到命令，并通知了团队。”