According to the report, a total of 23
reconnaissance flights were carried out in the vicinity of the Russian border
last week by aircraft of seven countries.
MOSCOW,
June 23. /TASS/. Fighter jets of Russia’s Aerospace Forces were scrambled 14
times during the past week to intercept foreign reconnaissance aircraft near
Russian borders, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its weekly infographics
published by the Krasnaya Zvezda paper on Friday.
A week ago,
the Defense Ministry reported 18 such incidents.
According
to the report, a total of 23 reconnaissance flights were carried out in the
vicinity of the Russian border last week by aircraft of seven countries. The
bulk of those flights was performed by United States’ RC-135 jets and RQ-4B
Global Hawk drones, which approached Russian borders 10 times in total.
On
Wednesday, June 21, Sweden summoned Russia's ambassador after a Russian Su-27
fighter jet approached a Swedish reconnaissance plane in international airspace
above the Baltic Sea to a distance which the Swedish Defense Ministry described
as "extremely narrow."
On
Thursday, June 22, Poland’s F-16 Viper fighter intercepted a Russian Tu-154 VIP
aircraft carrying Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The Polish fighter jet had to
retreat after a fully armed Su-27 Flanker jet zoomed in and displayed its
weapons.
Source: ITAR-TASS 23-06-2017
