Russian fighter jets scrambled twice in last week on interception missions

Military & Defense June 21, 2019, 4:30

According to the report, 15 foreign aerial vehicles were conducting reconnaissance in proximity to Russian borders

MOSCOW, June 20. /TASS/. Russian fighter jets have been scrambled twice over the last week to prevent the violation of the Russian state borders, the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper reported on Friday citing the Russian Defense Ministry.

According to the report, 15 foreign aerial vehicles were conducting reconnaissance in proximity to Russian borders.

The newspaper said that violations of Russian airspace were prevented.

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