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To spread: the Russian CU-35 aircraft performed

In the sky above the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian aircraft performed "aggressive actions": details (video)

To spread: the Russian CU-35 aircraft performed "intentional" and "aggressive" actions that threatened the flight of the French aircraft in the international airspace. The RF fighter flew in the international airspace over the Mediterranean, where at this time there was a reconnaissance French drone Reaper. He deliberately flew too close to the drone several times, which could cause the loss of control over it.

French Minister of Defense Sebastian Lecorton reported on the French Minister of Defense on his page on March 4. The event itself, as noted by Lecorton, took place on Sunday, March 2. According to him, the French drone at this time performed intelligence on the eastern territory of the Mediterranean. "Three consecutive close spans could lead to loss of control over the drone," he said.

According to the official, in this way, Russia is trying to demonstrate the desire to limit the free use of the common air international space over the Mediterranean. Lecorton also added in his post that such actions are "unacceptable". "These are deliberate, unprofessional and aggressive actions," the French official writes. The minister also attached a video of the incident where you can see how the Russian fighter flew near the French aircraft.

The official assured that France would continue to work on the protection of freedom of movement in the international airspace. It should be noted that Russian planes are not the first time participants in the incidents over international territories. A similar situation happened in the area of ​​Air Air Air Aircraft, where they recorded the movement of a military aircraft. The North America Aerospace Defense Command noted that such situations are not the first time.

It became known on February 19. Earlier, the incident with the participation of the Russian vessel happened over the territory of Poland, when the Su-24-MRA of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation crossed the country's airspace and entered a distance of 6. 5 km from the border from the Krulivtsk region. The focus wrote more about this on February 12. Recently, it became known that all ships entered Russian ports in the Mediterranean.