Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepts US and Swedish aircraft over Baltic Sea
Russian Su-27 fighter jets took off to escort two reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force RC-135 and the Swedish Air Force near the Russian border over the Baltic Sea, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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| . Russian Su-27 aircraft. Photo: Sputnik |
"On June 10, two air targets were detected approaching the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea near the border of the Russian Federation... The crew of the Russian fighter approached at a safe distance the air targets and identified them as the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force and the Goldstream aircraft of the Swedish Air Force," the statement said.
It is further reported that the Russian pilots reported on the identification of the aircraft and escorted these aircraft to prevent violations of the airspace of the Russian Federation, while complying with all security measures.
The Russian planes' flights were carried out in accordance with international rules on the use of airspace, the news agency reported.
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