Forces Army of the Russian Southern Military District, the interception was carried out only after the US reconnaissance plane flew about 10 kilometers closer to the state border of Russia. The Poseidon was forced to change its trajectory, move away from Russia s airspace, and the Russian fighter jet escorted it as it returned to the base.
Sevastyanov pointed out the professionalism of the Su-30 crew, adding that this was the standard practice of preventing the violation of the air border. Our pilots, in actual fact, helped US colleagues avoid an international scandal that would have broken if they violated Russia s state border», Sevastyanov said.
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