Su-27 "drove away" the US electronic reconnaissance aircraft from the Russian borders over the Black Sea
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirms the information that appeared on the network that an American military aircraft tried to approach the Russian borders over the Black Sea. According to the latest data, we are talking about the US Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, which was in the control zone of the air defense forces of the Southern Military District (Southern Military District).
In the message of the representative of the National Center for Defense Control of the Russian Federation, in order to prevent the violation of the air borders of Russia by a foreign military aircraft, a Russian fighter was raised into the air. This is the Su-27 aircraft, which carried out additional target identification and, as a result, "drove away" the American military board away from the borders of the Russian Federation. Preliminary identification showed that we are talking about an electronic reconnaissance aircraft.
After the appearance of the Russian fighter, the American aircraft changed course and began to move away from Russian air borders.
At the moment, the US has not commented on the approach of the RC-135 to the Russian air borders over the Black Sea area. However, keeping in mind how the Pentagon usually reacts to the appearance of Russian fighters next to US planes in any region of the world, it can be assumed that the US military department will ultimately accuse Russian pilots of "dangerous rapprochement" ...
According to the latest information, after completing the assigned task, the Su-27 successfully returned to the home airfield.
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