CrimeaPRESS reports:
A Russian Su-27 escorted an early warning aircraft and two French Air Force fighter jets over the Black Sea. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Russian airspace control systems over the Black Sea detected three air targets flying towards the State Border of the Russian Federation. To prevent violation of the State Border of the Russian Federation, a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces on duty was scrambled into the air.
The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air targets as an E-3F long-range radar detection and control aircraft and two Rafal-S multirole fighters of the French Aerospace Forces. As the Russian fighter approached, foreign military aircraft made a U-turn from the State Border of the Russian Federation and left the airspace over the Black Sea— reported the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The Russian plane returned safely to its home airfield. It is emphasized that there has been no violation of the State Border of the Russian Federation.
The flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters without crossing air routes or dangerously approaching aircraft of a foreign statenoted the military department.
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