The Russian Armed Forces detected 22 foreign jets that were engaged in reconnaissance activities close to Russia’s airspace last week, the military’s official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda reported on Friday.
A weekly infographic, published by the outlet, showed that Russian fighter jets had not been scrambled to intercept foreign aircraft.
Within this period of time, Russia has also spotted four unmanned aerial vehicles, which were carrying out reconnaissance missions near the Russian borders.
On 6 March, Krasnaya Zvezda reported that 25 foreign jets were engaged in reconnaissance activities close to Russia’s airspace the week before.
