UP

Russian Su-27 escorted US B-52 bombers over Baltic Sea

Home page World
12 Punto 14 Punto 16 Punto 18 Punto

The US Air Force has conducted 7 flights over the Baltic Sea within 10 days, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement.

Axar.az reports citing Sputnik.

The Russian Air Defence Forces Su-27 fighter jets twice in 24 hours escorted strategic B-52H bombers of the US Air Force, flying over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, according to MoD.

"Two American planes were detected by Russian airspace controls at a considerable distance from the Russian state border and escorted," the statement said.

According to the ministry, the crews of the Su-27 fighters did not allow foreign strategic bombers to approach the Russian state border.

US and NATO planes have been regularly flying close to Russia's borders since 2014, according to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to NATO report.

Earlier, the Defence Blog reported that a bomber task force of B-52 Stratofortresses, airmen, and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing based out of Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at RAF Fairford to participate in operations in Europe.

According to CNN, the deployment of the military unit is a warning to Russia in the wake of the 5th anniversary of Crimea's reunification that occurred on 18 March 2014.

Last month, the Russian military said that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet had been scrambled to identify and intercept a Swedish spy plane near the border.

Date
2019.03.23 / 20:54
Author
Axar.az
Comments
See also

Russian troops launched a frontal attack

Erdogan congratulated Putin

Azerbaijan does not want to join NATO - Stoltenberg

Putin came and sang together with his opponents

This is a declaration of war on Georgia - Tbilisi

North Korea sent 7,000 containers of weapons to Russia

Zangilan, Jabrayil, and Gubadli industrial zones are created

Jeyhun Bayramov congratulated the people of Turkiye

The Russian army hit 370 targets in 24 hours

A soldier of the border regiment was shot in Iran

Latest
Xocalı soyqırımı — 1992-ci il Bağla
Bize yazin Bağla
ArxivBağla