As NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization and others continue military exercises in the Black Sea off Crimea, Russian troops scramble fighter planes against US patrol aircraft on the 7th, or fly medium-range bombers. We are strengthening the movement to restrain, such as letting them do it.

The United States and other NATO member states and Ukraine have been conducting large-scale military exercises in the Black Sea since late last month, emphasizing that Russia will not allow the annexation of Crimea seven years ago.



Under these circumstances, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 7th that the US military P8 patrol aircraft was flying over the Black Sea, and the fighter was scrambled = emergency launch and monitored.



A video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows a Russian fighter plane unusually close to a US military plane.

In addition, the Russian army is stepping up its restraint movements, such as flying medium-range bombers over the Black Sea.



In June, off the coast of Crimea in the Black Sea, Russia announced that it had fired a warning shot at a British destroyer that was sailing, saying it was "invading the territorial waters," and tensions increased for a while.



President Putin expressed a sense of crisis in the national security strategy revised in July, saying that "the strengthening of NATO's military infrastructure near the Russian border is further increasing the threat to Russia," and added nuclear deterrence. It emphasizes its stance against Europe and the United States, such as maintaining it.