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Russia deploys 50 warplanes to Black Sea as US warns airlines they could be shot down over Ukraine like flight MH17
Will Stewart
Updated: 17 Apr 2021, 12:23
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RUSSIA is today conducting major aerial exercises including missile launches and bombings involving 50 warplanes over the Black Sea as it flexes its military muscle.
The US has warned commercial pilots against overflying the potential war zone around eastern Ukraine, according to a report, amid fears they could be shot down like flight MH17.
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A detachment of ships of the Caspian flotilla passing under the Crimean bridgeCredit: Social media
During the last “hot” conflict in the region, a Malaysia Alrlines Boeing 777 - flight MH17 - was shot out of the sky by pro-Moscow rebels, killing 298 people, in July 2014.