The Russian border was not violated.
MOSCOW, May 6.
/TASS/. A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept a US Air Force
RC-135 strategic reconnaissance plane over the Chukchi Sea, Russia’s National
Defense Management Center reported on Thursday.
"A MiG-31
fighter from the Pacific Fleet’s air defense quick reaction alert forces was
scrambled to identify an aerial target and prevent Russia’s state border
violation," the Center said. "The crew of the Russian fighter
identified the aerial target as a US Air Force strategic reconnaissance
aircraft RC-135 and escorted it over the Chukchi Sea," it said.
The Russian state
border was not violated by the US spy plane, the National Defense Control
Center stressed.
"After the US
reconnaissance plane moved away from Russia’s state border, the Russian fighter
safely returned to its home airfield," the Center said. "The entire
flight of the Russian Su-30SM fighter proceeded in strict compliance with the
international rules of using the airspace. The Russian border was not
violated.".
Source: ITAR-TASS
06-05-2021
