The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that a Russian Air Force Su-27 fighter had intercepted several French attack aircraft in international airspace over the Black Sea. This reported by Sputnik.

The Defense Ministry's National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation told reporters on Monday that a Russian Su-27 fighter, NATO reporting name "Flanker," had intercepted two French Mirage 2000 bombers as they approached Russian airspace over the Black Sea.

"The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air targets as two Mirage-2000 fighter-bombers of the French Air Force, after which they escorted them over the Black Sea. After the foreign military aircraft turned away from the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian fighter safely returned to the home base," the center said in a statement.

The Russian Defense Ministry also said on Monday another Su-27 had intercepted a German patrol aircraft and a US spy plane over the Baltic Sea.