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Russian fighter jets scrambled 3 times on interception missions near Russian borders in last week

Russian Aviaton » Friday January 17, 2020 14:43 MSK
Su-24 and Su-27 | photo from web-site mil.ru

Russian fighter jets have been scrambled three 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, 27 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 14 sorties at 11 aerodromes in the past week.