NATO accused Su-27 of "unsafe maneuver" in relation to the F-18 alliance
According to the NATO representative, Russian Su-27 fighters escorting the Tu-214 aircraft flew with the carriers turned off and did not respond to requests from air traffic controllers. In order to identify them, two F-18 Spanish Air Force fighters were lifted from the Lithuanian Šiauliai airbase, which attempted identification.
- stressed the representative of NATO.
Further, according to the representative of the alliance, NATO aircraft evaluated the intentions of Russian fighters and were going to take the way to the air base, but the Russian Su-27 fighter made an unsafe maneuver, during which it almost crossed the course of one of the F-18, but Alliance pilot's high training helped prevent potential disaster.
- he said.
Earlier it was reported that on Tuesday the NATO aircraft F-18 tried to approach the Russian plane of the Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu, flying over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, but was pushed back by the Su-27 escort fighter.
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