Moscow-Sana
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that one of its fighters escorted a US reconnaissance plane over the international waters of the Black Sea and prevented it from violating Russia's borders.
"On December 10, over the international waters of the Black Sea, the Russian air control facilities detected an air target that was approaching the borders of the state of the Russian Federation, and to determine the identity of the air target and prevent penetration into the borders of the Russian Federation, a Su-30 fighter took off," the ministry said in a statement issued today. From the strength of the air defense patrol forces of the Southern Military District.”
The statement stated that the crew of the Russian fighter determined that the air target was a PA-8 reconnaissance plane of the US Air Force, and that the Russian fighter escorted it over the waters of the Black Sea.
The statement pointed out that the flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace over international waters.