According to the
Defense Ministry’s newspaper, 28 foreign aircraft conducted air reconnaissance
near the Russian borders.
MOSCOW, July 19.
/TASS/. Russian fighter jets were scrambled six times over the past week to
intercept and shadow foreign aircraft near Russia’s borders, the Defense
Ministry’s newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda reported on Friday.
According to the
infographics published in the newspaper, 28 foreign aircraft conducted air
reconnaissance near the Russian borders. The Russian fighter jets
"prevented the violation of the country’s airspace," the paper said.
Over the week, the
Russian pilots performed 320 flight shifts at 76 aerodromes, the paper said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
19-07-2019
