The US aircraft was
detected while flying above the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, approaching
Russia’s borders.
MOSCOW, March 7.
/TASS/. Russia’s Su-27 fighter jet has intercepted a US RC-135 reconnaissance
aircraft above the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service
said on Thursday.
The US aircraft was
detected while flying above the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, approaching
Russia’s borders.
"In order to
intercept the target, a Su-27 fighter jet of the on-duty air defense forces was
scrambled," the ministry said.
The Russian fighter
jet approached the US aircraft at a safe distance and "unidentified it as
an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft."
Russian fighter jets
regularly perform missions above the Baltic Sea to escort foreign military
aircraft trying to approach the Russian border.
Source: ITAR-TASS
07-03-2019
