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Russian fighter jets scrambled 19 times on interception missions past week

Russian Aviaton » Friday November 22, 2019 12:58 MSK
Su-27 aircraft | photo from web-site mil.ru

Russian fighter jets have been scrambled 19 times on interception missions in the last week, the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.

According to the defense ministry, 28 foreign aircraft conducted reconnaissance near Russian borders. The defense ministry said that violations of Russian airspace were prevented.

The defense ministry said that Russian pilots carried out 163 sorties at 48 aerodromes in the past week.