Russian fighters intercepted U.S. reconnaissance planes over the Black Sea

　　Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, August 5-Russian fighter planes intercepted two US reconnaissance planes over the Black Sea on the 5th.

　　Russian media quoted reports from the Russian Ministry of Defense that the Russian army found two targets approaching the Russian border over the neutral waters of the Black Sea that day. The Southern Russian Military Region immediately dispatched a Su-27 fighter to approach the target, identifying and intercepting it at a safe distance. The two targets are the US RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and the P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft.

　　The source said that the Russian fighters always abide by the rules of international airspace use during the flight.

　　According to Russian media reports, this is the fifth time a Russian fighter has intercepted a US reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea in the past eight days. On the 4th of this month, Russian fighter planes intercepted a Norwegian reconnaissance plane over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea.

　　NATO aircraft headed by the United States often arrive near the Russian border for reconnaissance activities, and Russia has always firmly opposed this.