"Any violation of the Russian airspace
was prevented," the defense ministry said.
MOSCOW, August 11. /TASS/. Russian aircraft were scrambled four times during the past seven days to intercept foreign planes near Russian borders, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its weekly infographics published on Friday.
According
to the ministry’s data, 12 foreign aircraft conducted air surveillance near the
Russian borders in the reported period.
"Any
violation of the Russian airspace was prevented," the ministry said.
The
ministry also said that the Russian military conducted one inspection in the
United States under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). On the
Russian territory, a joint mission under the Open Skies Treaty was conducted
jointly by the United Kingdom and Norway.
Source: ITAR-TASS 11-08-2017
