Two Su-27s scrambled to intercept British Typhoons and RC-135s over the Black Sea
10/19/2023, 2:58:32 PM
Highlights: Two Su-27s scrambled to intercept British Typhoons and RC-135s over the Black Sea. The Russian planes returned safely to the home airfield. British electronic reconnaissance aircraft, accompanied by two Typhoon fighter jets from the British Akrotiri air base in Cyprus, "cut circles" 150 km south of Sevastopol. The flight of Russian fighters was carried out in strict accordance with international rules, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The incident was reported to have taken place on Sunday.
Russian Su-27 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept three British aircraft over the Black Sea. The air targets were identified as an RC-135 electronic reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft and two Typhoon multirole fighters.
"As Russian fighters approached, foreign military aircraft made a U-turn from the State Border of the Russian Federation," the Defense Ministry said.
The Russian planes returned safely to the home airfield.
The flight of Russian fighters was carried out in strict accordance with international rules.
The military chronicle previously reported that a British electronic reconnaissance aircraft, accompanied by two Typhoon fighter jets from the British Akrotiri air base in Cyprus, "cut circles" 150 km south of Sevastopol.