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“Two SU-30 fighters from the naval and air defense structures of the Black Sea Fleet were sent into the air to identify air targets and prevent border violations (Russia),” it is stated in the NCUO declaration. It also added that the American bombers were accompanied by two KC-135 military aircraft.

The NCUO also emphasized that the crews of Russian fighters had flown in accordance with international rules on the use of international airspace. After the fighters oversaw that American bombers did not disrupt the Russian border, they returned to their base, the center added.

The number of similar incidents is increasing

RIA Novosti notes that the activity of foreign reconnaissance aircraft and drones has been increasing recently near the Russian border. Russian military authorities have reported similar incidents quite often in recent weeks and months.

Russia’s Defense Ministry, for example, reported this weekend that a Russian vessel had prevented a US destroyer from attempting to infiltrate Russia’s territorial waters in the Sea of ​​Japan. The incident occurred at a time when Russia and China were conducting a joint naval exercise in this area.

The US Department of Defense declined to comment on the weekend incident in the Sea of ​​Japan. However, Moscow said it considered it a gross violation of international rules.