A Russian Su-27 fighter prevents an American reconnaissance plane from violating Russia's borders
The Russian Defense announced that a "Sukhoi-27" fighter prevented a US Air Force reconnaissance plane "RC-135" from violating Russia's borders over the Black Sea.
The Russian Defense said in a statement issued today, that the Russian airspace control systems detected today, Wednesday, an air target approaching the border over the Black Sea.
In its statement, the ministry added: "To determine the air target and prevent it from penetrating the borders of the Russian state, a Su-27 fighter belonging to the Southern Military District took off, and the target was identified as a US Air Force (RC-135) reconnaissance plane. It was escorted and removed from the sea water area." the black".
The Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Mikhail Popov, confirmed today that Russia will firmly respond to any new provocations, such as those made by the British destroyer "Defender" in the Black Sea.
"We invite our opponents to think carefully about whether they will make such provocations, taking into account the capabilities of the Russian armed forces," Popov said, in an interview with the newspaper "Rossiyskaya Gazeta."
"The West has already taken a course aimed at implementing strategic military, political and psychological pressures on Russia. As well as a deliberate escalation of military tension near the border with Russia, which does not contribute to strategic stability," Popov continued.
The Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council added that the fleet of "NATO" countries was chosen as a tool for provocative pressure on Russia, explaining that the established provisions of international maritime law are arbitrarily interpreted by the West.
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