China News Service, July 31. According to the Russian Satellite Network report, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that on the 30th, a US reconnaissance plane near the Russian border was found in the Black Sea and Russian Su-27 fighter planes took off and intercepted it.
The source said: "On July 30, 2020, Russian airspace monitoring equipment found an air target approaching the Russian border over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. The Su-27 fighter jets on duty in the air defense of the Southern Russian Military Region took off to intercept."
It is reported that the Russian pilots approached the target to a safe distance and identified the target as a P-8A "Poseidon" anti-submarine patrol aircraft.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the US reconnaissance plane failed to enter the Russian border.