Officially, the Ministry of Defense of Russia telegraph channel A German warplane, the P-3C “Orion”, was reportedly stopped over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, April 12.
“A Su-27 fighter jet from the Western Military District air defense forces was lifted into the air in order to identify an air target and prevent violations of the state border of the Russian Federation. <…> The crew of the Russian fighter jet identified its air target as an R-3C Orion base patrol aircraft belonging to the German Navy.
It was noted that the German patrol plane approached the state border, but had to turn back due to the movements of the Russian warplane. There was no border violation.
It was learned that the MQ-9 Reaper had previously crashed into the Black Sea. in the open confidential data
The drone nearly crashed into the sea after colliding with a Russian warplane.