Defense Ministry: Russian Su-27 escorted a German patrol aircraft over the Baltic Sea

Russian means of control discovered an object over the Baltic Sea, identified as the base patrol aircraft R-3C “Orion” of the German Navy, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The plane was approaching the border of Russia, a Su-27 fighter was taken into the air. Orion did not violate the state border of Russia.

“After the foreign military aircraft turned around from the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian fighter safely returned to the home airfield,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Telegram.

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