Russia said that two air targets were detected near Russia’s state border. (Representative)
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Russia said on Monday it had sent a Su-27 fighter jet over the Baltic Sea to intercept two planes, one German and one French, which Moscow said tried to “violate” its airspace. had tried
“After diverting foreign military aircraft away from the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian fighter (jet) returned safely to its airbase,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The two aircraft were a P-3C Orion German patrol aircraft and the Atlantique 2, an anti-submarine patrol aircraft belonging to the French Navy.
“The flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international regulations on the use of airspace over neutral waters,” the ministry said.
It added that the Russian jets had conducted their operations “without crossing air routes or making dangerous contact with aircraft of a foreign state”.
In April, Russia sent a fighter jet to escort a German naval plane over the Baltic Sea.
And in March, an American drone was shot down over the Black Sea in an incident involving a Russian jet.
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