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Russia spotted 24 foreign reconnaissance jets close to national airspace in last week

Russian Aviaton » Friday April 17, 2020 11:10 MSK
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The Russian Armed Forces detected 24 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.

According to the defense ministry, 24 foreign aircraft and nine unmanned aerial vehicles conducted reconnaissance near Russian borders. Foreign aircraft and drones were monitored by Russian radars. The defense ministry said that violations of Russian airspace were prevented.

The defense ministry said that Russian pilots carried out 356 sorties at 78 aerodromes in the past week.