The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today, Monday, that one of the Russian army fighters intercepted a German plane over the Baltic Sea, and that the latter moved away from Russia's borders without a clash.
According to the official Russian news agency TASS, Russian forces spotted a German Air Force P-3C Orion plane over the Baltic Sea near the borders of the Russian state, and a Su-27 fighter of the Baltic Fleet took off. Russia, in order to prevent it from crossing the borders of the state.
According to the agency, the Russian plane succeeded in escorting the German plane until it moved away from the borders of the Russian state without violating the borders of the state.
The Russian National Defense Control Center stressed that the flight took place in strict compliance with international rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters, and without crossing air traffic routes or dangerous approach to a foreign aircraft.
It is worth noting that the B-3C Orion is a patrol, surveillance and anti-submarine aircraft, powered by four turboprop engines, manufactured by the American company Lockheed Martin.