Sohu: The F-35 pilot approached the Russian aircraft and was trapped between the fighters
Journalists from the Chinese portal Sohu told about the reckoning of an American pilot for his insolence with a Russian fighter jet.
According to observers, the incident occurred during a joint Russian-Chinese patrol in the western Pacific Ocean. The group was escorted by several American fighter jets that had recently arrived in Japan.
The journalists said that at some point the F-35 pilot tried to approach the Russian Tu-95MS bomber unnoticed. At that moment, a Chinese J-16 flew up to him from one side, and a Russian Su—35 from the other, and the American pilot found himself in a kind of trap.
Sohu
Observers of the Chinese edition called the incident extremely revealing.
Earlier it was reported that the Tu-142MK anti-submarine aircraft (according to the NATO codification: Bear—F - "Bear") of the naval aviation of the Russian Navy dropped a sonar buoy in front of the British F-35B fighter.
American planes are spotted on Russia's borders
Russian military commander Yuri Kotenok spoke about the appearance of American military aircraft near the borders of the Kaliningrad region.
Yuri the Kitten
military correspondent
He also said that a Bombardier Challenger 650 Artemis reconnaissance and targeting aircraft was present in the area. He was also seen near the Russian region on June 17. The aircraft circled several times over the Baltic Sea along the coast of the Kaliningrad region. The plane also flew along the entire border of the Russian region over the territory of Lithuania and Poland.
In addition, the US Bombardier Challenger 650 Artemis II reconnaissance aircraft was spotted over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. His appearance was recorded in mid-June and early July.
Prior to that, a Gulfstream IV Swedish Air Force electronic reconnaissance aircraft flew along the Russian border in the Murmansk Region.
Russia did not see a threat in the appearance of US aircraft at the borders
Hero of Russia Andrei Kozlov, security adviser to the governor of the Kaliningrad Region, said he did not see a threat in the appearance of an American reconnaissance aircraft near the borders of the region.
He stressed that the security system monitors the airspace around the clock, and any provocations, including crossing the Russian border, will not go unanswered.
Andrey Kozlov
Advisor to the Governor of the Kaliningrad Region
He pointed out that the departure of such aircraft is a standard NATO event for reconnaissance and demonstration of force.
The expert recalled the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow has all the means to "flatten countries that try to attack the Kaliningrad region."
