The Pentagon and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to intercept an American reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea
As stated by Reuters, a source in the US military, "the interception was made unsafe and unprofessional."
The Russian Defense Ministry commented on the statement of the US military.
“September 7 2016. P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft of the US Navy attempted to approach the state border of the Russian Federation over the Black Sea without transponders on” twice- said in a comment posted on Facebook.
“At the Belbek airbase, Su-27 fighters on duty were raised. After Russian fighters approached reconnaissance aircraft for visual identification and identification of aircraft numbers, American aircraft abruptly changed course and flew in the opposite direction from the state border of Russia. Russian pilots acted in strict accordance with international rules of air flights ", - declared in the Russian department.
“This is not the first attempt aviation NATO is approaching the state border of the Russian Federation for reconnaissance in the areas of the strategic command and staff exercises "Caucasus-2016". To meet the increased interest in the exercises, the Russian Ministry of Defense, in good faith, invited the military attachés from more than 60 countries, as well as about 100 foreign journalists, including from NATO countries, to the final stage of the practical rally., Says the release.
Announced the aggressive actions of the Russian armed forces and the Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
"The RF Armed Forces aggressively obstructed the lawful actions of the Marine Guard ship of the State Border Service of Ukraine," the agency said.
It is reported that "during the service of the Podolia Marine Guard Ship of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the northwestern part of the country's maritime economic zone, warships and aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces, in violation of generally accepted principles, norms and rules of international law, carried out dangerous maneuvers the actions of the border ship. " In particular, the Russian Su-24 at a dangerous height allegedly "flew around the ship" Podolie "several times."
"In fact, the aggressive actions of the Russian side on the high seas regarding the naval guard ship of the State Border Service of Ukraine were reported to the state leadership, and the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff, the Foreign Ministry and the law enforcement agencies were informed," the statement said.
On this incident, a comment from the Ministry of Defense has not yet been reported.
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