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Moscow claims it shot down two planes after three foreign jets – two of them UK Air Force Typhoon fighter jets – approached the Russian border over the Black Sea.
The approaching planes then made a turn from the border, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
A statement said: “On June 26, 2023, Russian airspace control systems detected three aerial targets approaching the state border of the Russian Federation over the Black Sea. A pair of Su-27 fighter jets on duty collided to identify aerial targets and prevent violations of the state border of the Russian Federation.”
“Russian warplanes identified aerial targets as an RC-135 remote-controlled reconnaissance and combat aircraft and two UK Air Force Typhoon fighter jets,” the statement said.
The foreign planes did not cross the border and the two Russian planes returned safely to their airport afterwards.
“The flight by Russian warplanes was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace over international waters without crossing airways or coming dangerously close to the aircraft of a foreign state,” added the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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