Su-27 fighter of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation escorts over Cherno the sea two Mirage 2000 tactical aircraft and a C-135 tanker aircraft of the French Air Force. This was announced by the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation, reports TACC.
“The pilot of the Russian fighter identified the air targets as two tactical aircraft” Mirage 2000 “and a French tanker C-135, and escorted them over the Black Sea,” the statement said, FOCUS News Agency reported.
It is noted that three air targets approaching the state border of the Russian Federation have been identified above the neutral waters of the Black Sea by the Russian equipment for airspace control. “In order to identify air targets and prevent violations of the state border of the Russian Federation, a fighter jet has been lifted into the air,” the statement said.
The National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation stressed that the flight of the Russian aircraft was performed in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace. “The state border of the Russian Federation has not been violated,” the center said.
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