A pair of Su-27 Russian Aerospace Forces prevented three British Air Force aircraft from violating the Russian state border over the Black Sea, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Thursday.
According to the department, on October 19, Russian airspace control equipment detected three air targets over the Black Sea approaching the state border of the Russian Federation. To identify them and prevent violation of the country’s border, “a pair of Su-27 fighters from the air defense forces on duty were scrambled.”
“The crews of Russian fighters identified the air targets as an RC-135 electronic reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft and two Typhoon multi-role fighters of the British Air Force. As Russian fighters approached, foreign military aircraft made a turn from the state border of the Russian Federation,” the department reported.
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Two Russian Sukhoi-27 fighter jets were scrambled in response to an approach of an RC-135 radio-technical reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft and two multirole fighters Typhoon of the British Air Force to the Russian state border, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.
ReplyDeleteOn October 19, 2023, Russian airspace monitoring means detected three air targets over the Black Sea approaching the state border. To identify the air targets and prevent a violation of the state border two Sukhoi-27 fighter jets were scrambled, the Defense Ministry said.
The targets were identified as an RC-135 radio-technical reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft and two UK Air Force Typhoon multirole fighters.
As the Russian fighter jets approached, the foreign warplanes performed a U-turn away from Russia’s state border. The Russian planes aircraft returned safely to base. There was no violation of Russia’s state border, the Defense Ministry stressed.