“In order to identify an air target and prevent violations of the Russian border, a Su-27 fighter of the Air Defense Forces of the Western Military District was lifted into the air,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. communicated.
The target was identified as the German Navy’s basic R-3C Orion patrol aircraft.
It is noteworthy that after the foreign military aircraft turned away from the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian fighter safely returned to the original airfield. There was no violation of the state border of the Russian Federation.
Recall that in January, a Russian fighter performed a similar escort maneuver due to another R-3C Orion flying over the Baltic. The Su-27 escorted the German Navy aircraft over the sea, preventing border violation.
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