Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighters rose to escort US reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea, no border violations were allowed. This was announced on Friday, December 3, by the Ministry of Defense.
Russian airspace controls over the neutral waters of the Black Sea have detected air targets approaching the border of the Russian Federation.
"Su-27 and Su-30 fighters were lifted into the air to identify air targets and prevent violations of the state border of the Russian Federation... The crews of Russian fighter jets identified air targets as the RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force and the CL-600 Artemis reconnaissance and targeting aircraft of the US Ground Forces and escorted them over the Black Sea," the report says.
It is noted that the flights of Russian fighters were carried out in accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.
Violations of the border of the Russian Federation were not allowed, the ministry noted.
Earlier, on October 20, two Russian Su-30 fighters escorted four American aircraft over the Black Sea, two of which were US B—1B strategic bombers.
According to the National Defense Control Center, Russian radars detected targets approaching the borders of Russia over the Black Sea. After the reversal of foreign military aircraft, the Russian fighters returned safely to their home airfield.
Prior to that, on October 17, a MiG-31 fighter escorted a B-1B bomber of the US Air Force over the waters of the Sea of Japan, preventing a violation of the border. The flight of the Russian aircraft was carried out in strict accordance with the international rules for the use of airspace, the NCSO stressed.
