Great Britain applied for the flight of the country's intelligence plane on a route that would pass through Russian airspace.

APA reports with reference to TASS that this was stated in the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

The ministry instructed the Russian Aerospace Forces to prevent the flight of the plane over Russian skies.

"Great Britain applied for the flight of the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the territory of Russia.

We consider this a deliberate provocation," the statement said.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reminded that all responsibility for what may happen will fall on official London.