“One of the Tu-214ON observer aircraft performed on Thursday from a military airfield near Taganrog an observation and reconnaissance flight along the coasts of the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea,” RIA Novosti quotes its source.
The main purpose of the flight was to check the camouflage and security of the military facilities located there.
The ability of the regional air defense system to detect air targets in passive location mode was also tested.
On January 17, it was reported that two Russian Tu-214ON aircraft were planned to be used for reconnaissance purposes after Russia's final withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty.