Su-35S air superiority fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces have performed a patrol mission above the neutral waters of the Black Sea to prevent violation of Russia’s sovereign airspace by foreign aircraft, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ Su-35S supermaneuverable fighters with thrust-vectoring engines have performed a routine patrol mission above neutral waters of the Black Sea in the southern battlegroup’s zone of responsibility. The goal of the mission was to prevent the violation of Russia’s sovereign air boundaries by planes and unmanned aerial vehicles of foreign countries," the ministry said.