The news department of the southern military region of Russia announced on the 1st that the air defense forces of the southern military region found the US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft on the same day over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. The Russian radar continues to track US military aircraft until the other party is far from the Russian border. It is said that Russian military aircraft strictly abide by the relevant international rules and have not violated the airspace of other countries. This is also the third confrontation between the Russian and US military planes over the Black Sea since last month. On June 26, the Russian Black Sea Fleet Su-30 fighter jet was launched into the air, intercepting the US military P-8A "Poseidon" patrol aircraft, the RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and the KC-135 air tanker. On June 29, the Su-27 fighter jet of the southern military region took off, intercepting the US P-8A "Poseidon" patrol aircraft and the RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on June 17 that in order to respond to possible emergency situations in the Black Sea waters in a timely manner, the southern military region of Russia is organizing troops to conduct a comprehensive surveillance of the movement of NATO troops.
(Gu Xin reporter Gu Xin)