Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, July 30 (Reporter Wu Gang) The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 30th that Russian fighters intercepted two US reconnaissance planes trying to reach the Russian border over the Black Sea that day.
According to the news, the air defense radar of the Southern Russian Military Region detected a U.S. P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft and a U.S. RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft trying to reach the Russian border over the Black Sea on the same day, and then sent a Su-27 fighter jet into the air. Intercepted and successfully driven away the US military aircraft.
According to the source, the Russian fighter planes strictly abide by relevant international laws, and the fighter planes returned to their permanent location after completing the interception mission.
NATO aircraft headed by the United States often arrive near the Russian border for reconnaissance activities, and Russia firmly opposes this. On the 1st, 14th and 27th of this month, Russian fighter planes intercepted US reconnaissance planes over the Black Sea.