Russian pilots took the necessary measures to prevent a collision
Moscow. August 19. INTERFAX.RU – The Russian military reported a dangerous approach of the F-35 fighters of the international coalition led by the United States with the Su-35 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
“On August 19, from 06:08 to 06:16, in the area of Al-Tanf, at an altitude of about 9,000 meters, there was a dangerous convergence of two F-35 “coalition” fighters with a pair of Su-35 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which were making a scheduled flight along the southern border of Syria. Russian the pilots, demonstrating high professionalism, took the necessary measures in a timely manner to prevent a collision,” Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties (CPVS) in the SAR, said.
Also, according to him, coalition aviation “continues to create dangerous situations in the skies of Syria, carrying out flights in violation of the Deconflict Protocols and in violation of Syrian airspace.”
The rear admiral specified that seven violations by the coalition of the deconflict protocols of December 9, 2019, related to unmanned aerial vehicle flights not coordinated with the Russian side, were recorded during the day.
In addition, 14 violations of Syrian airspace by two pairs of F-35 fighters, two pairs of F-16 fighters, two pairs of Typhoon fighters and two coalition MQ-1C multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicles were recorded in the Al-Tanf region during the day, Kulit said.
“By such actions, the ‘coalition’ continues to create dangerous prerequisites for aviation incidents and accidents, and also aggravates the situation in Syrian airspace,” the rear admiral concluded.
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2023-08-19 19:17:00
