According to the statement of the head of the Russian National center for nuclear risk reduction, Sergey Ryzhkov, in the period from March 2 to 6, 2020, as part of the implementation of the International Treaty on Open Skies, the Turkish mission will perform an observation flight over the territory of the Russian Federation on a Swedish CN-235 observation plane from Kubinka airfield.

During the flight along the agreed route, Russian specialists on board the observation aircraft will monitor the strict observance of the agreed flight parameters and application of the monitoring equipment stipulated by the contract.

The CN-235 surveillance aircraft belongs to a class of aircraft not intended for the use of any weapons. The aircraft and observation equipment installed on it (aerial cameras) underwent an international certification, in which Russian specialists took part, which precludes the use of technical means not covered by the Treaty.