The Russian fighter
jet’s crew "approached an aerial target at a safe distance".
TASS, July 5. A
Russian Su-27 fighter jet of the Air Force in the Southern Military District
was scrambled to intercept a US Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft
approaching Russia’s border, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.
"A Su-27 fighter
jet of the Air Force on duty in the Southern Military District was scrambled to
intercept a target," the ministry said.
The Russian fighter
jet’s crew "approached an aerial target at a safe distance, identifying it
as a US reconnaissance plane P-8A Poseidon, which immediately changed the
flight direction away from Russia’s state border," the ministry stated.
Russia’s Su-27
observed international rules of using the airspace and after fulfilling the
goal it returned to its airfield.
In mid-June, Russia’s
Su-27 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept US strategic bombers, which
approached Russia’s state border from the Black Sea and the Baltic Seas.
Source: ITAR-TASS
05-07-2019
