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| Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepts US spy plane over Baltic Sea – Moscow (VIDEO) | Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepts US spy plane over Baltic Sea – Moscow (VIDEO) |
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| A Russian Su-27 fighter jet has warned off a US P-8а Poseidon reconnaissance plane, which was approaching the Russian maritime border in the Baltic Sea, the Defense Ministry said. | A Russian Su-27 fighter jet has warned off a US P-8а Poseidon reconnaissance plane, which was approaching the Russian maritime border in the Baltic Sea, the Defense Ministry said. |
| The radars picked up the approaching target over the neutral waters in the Baltics and a Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept it. | |
| The Russian pilots closed in on the target, while maintaining a safe distance, and identified it as US Air Force reconnaissance plane, P-8A Poseidon. | |
| The American aircraft subsequently pulled away, while the Russian jet safely returned to base. | |
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