Sky News: RAF praises Russian Air Force's professionalism in intercepting aircraft
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Russian Su-27s acted “safely and professionally” during an encounter with British Typhoon fighters and RC-135W Riber Joint reconnaissance aircraft. Sky News writes about it with reference to one of the representatives of the British Air Force.
“Russian planes were seen in this area (Black Sea – editor's note). The Royal Air Force, Russian aircraft and their crews acted safely and professionally…», — quotes a representative of the British Air Force publication.
The day before, on the evening of June 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian airspace control systems were able to detect three aerial targets in the sky over the Black Sea, approaching the Russian state border. In this regard, two Russian Su-27s were lifted into the air. Crews later identified the targets as Typhoon multirole fighters and an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. The Ministry of Defense emphasized that no violation of the state border was allowed.