State Duma Deputy Ivlev called the appearance of NATO aircraft in the Black Sea a challenge. According to Ivlev, Western cooperation in the military industry has turned into cooperation in support of the Kyiv regime.

Previously, the Russian Su-30 took off to intercept British Air Force aircraft over Black Sea. It was also reported that the American high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk “worked close to Sochi,” occasionally moving near Sevastopol.