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| Russian jets intercept US spy planes approaching Russian border with transponders off – MoD | Russian jets intercept US spy planes approaching Russian border with transponders off – MoD |
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| US spy planes have twice tried to approach the Russian border over the Black Sea with their transponders off, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that SU-27 fighter jets were scrambled in response. | US spy planes have twice tried to approach the Russian border over the Black Sea with their transponders off, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that SU-27 fighter jets were scrambled in response. |
| “On September 7, the US P-8 Poseidon surveillance airplanes tried to approach the Russian border twice… with their transponders off,” Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov said in a statement. | |
| The SU-27 fighter jets that intercepted the US aircraft were acting “in strict accordance with international flight rules,” the statement reads. | |
| Two unnamed US defense officials earlier accused Russian jets of carrying out an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept of the US spy aircraft, which was on a “regular patrol” over the Black Sea. The officials were speaking of the incident with Reuters. | Two unnamed US defense officials earlier accused Russian jets of carrying out an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept of the US spy aircraft, which was on a “regular patrol” over the Black Sea. The officials were speaking of the incident with Reuters. |
| They said the Russian SU-27 came within about 3 meters of the US plane, and the standoff lasted for about 19 minutes. | They said the Russian SU-27 came within about 3 meters of the US plane, and the standoff lasted for about 19 minutes. |
| "They're up there for 12 hours and there are lots of interactions. But only one of the incidents was what the pilot determined was unsafe," a US official told Reuters. | "They're up there for 12 hours and there are lots of interactions. But only one of the incidents was what the pilot determined was unsafe," a US official told Reuters. |