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Russian Su-27 Jet Scrambled to Intercept US P-8A Poseidon - Russian MoD
Russian Su-27 Jet Scrambled to Intercept US P-8A Poseidon - Russian MoD
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On 24 January, the Russian Defence Ministry stated that a Russian Su-27 warplane was scrambled to intercept another target that was spotted over the Baltic Sea... 28.01.2019, Sputnik International
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Russian Su-27 Jet Scrambled to Intercept US P-8A Poseidon - Russian MoD
12:30 GMT 28.01.2019 (Updated: 18:29 GMT 16.01.2023) On 24 January, the Russian Defence Ministry stated that a Russian Su-27 warplane was scrambled to intercept another target that was spotted over the Baltic Sea close to the Russian border. The spotted target turned out to be a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft, called Gulfstream.
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet scrambled to intercept a US Boeing P-8A Poseidon military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a press release on Monday without specifying when the incident took place.
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The ministry added that Russian airspace control systems discovered an air target approaching Russia's state border over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
"To intercept the target, a Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled. The Russian jet's crew approached the flying object while maintaining a safe distance, where it identified it as a US Boeing P-8A Poseidon military aircraft," the ministry's statement noted.
24 January 2019, 04:34 GMT
Following the move, the foreign jet moved away from the Russian border and the Su-27 successfully returned to its military base.
The ministry's announcement follows its earlier report released on 24 January of a Russian Su-27 jet being scrambled to intercept a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft spotted over the Baltic Sea, close to the Russian border.
