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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that a couple of figh...

Russia stated that British fighters were approaching the border - Sky News

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that a couple of fighters of Su-27 Moscow have been raised in order to recognize the air goals and to prevent the violation of the state border in the air that it raised several aircraft in the air after three foreign planes, including two Typhoon fighters , approached the Russian border over the Black Sea, Sky News reports. Later, the Ministry of Defense of Russia stated that the approaching aircraft had turned to the side of the border.

The report states: "On June 26, 2023, Russian airspace control systems found three air purposes approaching the state border of the Russian Federation over the Black Sea. Two fighters of the Su-27 of the Russian Army rose into the air to detect air purposes and prevent state border violations Russian Federation".

The Russian Military Department has stated that fighters identified air purposes as an aircraft of intelligence and electronic wrestling RC-135 and two multi-purpose fighters of Typhoon Air Force. Foreign planes did not cross the border, after which the Russian aircraft returned to their airfield safely.

"The flight of Russian fighter jets was strictly in accordance with the international rules for the use of airspace over international waters without crossing the air routes and a dangerous rapprochement with aircraft of a foreign state," - added to the Ministry of Defense of Russia. In the UK Ministry of Defense, the situation is not commented yet. On June 21, Focus wrote that the Typhoon fighters intercepted the planes of the Russian Federation near NATO.

The flight of Russian aviation did not meet international standards. The British Typhoon was raised by alarm to intercept the Tu-134 and Su-27. It should be reminded that on June 8 and 9, the UK Air Force found Russian planes near NATO airspace. The Alliance fighters were sent to their interception. On the morning of June 9, British pilots again had to intercept one An-12 and one An-72 moving south of mainland from mainland in Kaliningrad region.