Friday, 28 September 2018

Russian jets scrambled 13 times in past week to intercept foreign aircraft


Reportedly there were no violations of Russia’s airspace.

MOSCOW, September 28. /TASS/. Russian jets were scrambled 13 times in the past week to prevent state border violations, the Russian Armed Forces’ Krasnaya Zvezda daily reported on Friday.

According to the data provided by the daily, 30 foreign aircraft have been registered on reconnaissance flights over the past week along Russia’s borders.

The daily reported that there were no violations of Russia’s airspace.

Source: ITAR-TASS 28-09-2018