The defense ministry
said that violations of Russian airspace were prevented.
MOSCOW, April 17.
/TASS/. Russian fighter jets have not been scrambled on interception missions
in the last week, the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper quoted the Russian
Defense Ministry as saying.
According to the
defense ministry, 24 foreign aircraft and nine unmanned aerial vehicles
conducted reconnaissance near Russian borders. Foreign aircraft and drones were
monitored by Russian radars. The defense ministry said that violations of
Russian airspace were prevented.
The defense ministry
said that Russian pilots carried out 356 sorties at 78 aerodromes in the past
week.
Source: ITAR-TASS
17-04-2020
