The French daily originally reported that France and the UK had given permission for their missiles to be used for strikes deep inside Russia

Russia's military focus in Ukraine is no longer "only" the east of the country, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

Unlike a similar incident Monday night, this time the U.S. Air Force did not scramble any fighter jets.

Russia will also seek an explanation from NATO for a Finnish plan to improve air defenses over the Baltic Sea, she said in the statement.