China News Service, November 29. According to the Russian Satellite Network report, the Russian Defense Management Center announced that on the 28th local time, the Russian army dispatched a Su-27 fighter plane to intercept a US reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea.
The report said that on the same day, the Russian airspace monitoring system was over the Black Sea and found an aerial target close to the Russian border.
Data map: Russian Su-27 fighter jet.
In order to identify and intercept the target, a Su-27 fighter jet belonging to the southern Russian military region rushed into the air.
It was confirmed that the target was the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force.
The Russian fighters immediately carried out accompanying flights over the Black Sea.
According to reports, the military plane then turned around and left in a direction away from the Russian border.
The Russian fighter plane returned smoothly.
Russian military aircraft strictly abide by international security regulations during the interception.
The Russian Defense Management Center emphasized that "foreign military aircraft have not invaded Russian airspace."