Russian fighter jets scrambled 16 times on interception missions in last week
Military & Defense
October 11, 2019, 5:28
According to the Russian defense ministry, 29 foreign aircraft conducted reconnaissance near Russian borders
MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. Russian fighter jets have been scrambled 16 times on interception missions in the last week, the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.
According to the defense ministry, 29 foreign aircraft conducted reconnaissance near Russian borders. The defense ministry said that violations of Russian airspace were prevented.
The defense ministry added that Russian pilots performed 263 sorties at 69 aerodromes in the last week.