The Russian fighter plane "Su-27" intercepted the American reconnaissance plane RC-135U over the Black Sea, announced today the spokeswoman of the US Department of Defense, Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza.
According to her, the American aircraft was following a normal route in international airspace over the Black Sea when it was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner".
She added that all the details related to that incident, which happened on January 25, are being carefully studied and investigated, reports TAS S.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said that Russian military officials spoke with the Pentagon during a video conference yesterday about the safety of flying over Syria in order to avoid accidents and unintended clashes between US and Russian forces whenever the two sides conduct operations in the vicinity, he said. is Fox News.
The Washington Free Beacon website states that the Russian aircraft came within about 6.000 meters of the American reconnaissance aircraft.
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