A Russian Su-35 fighter jet accompanied the Polish L410 Turbolet aircraft, which was patrolling international airspace over the Black Sea. TASS Approval of the Romanian Ministry of Defense.
According to the statement made by the ministry, on 5 May, the L410 Turbolet aircraft of the Polish border police, which was patrolling the Black Sea in international airspace, together with the Romanian border police under the auspices of Frontex, was escorted at around 13.20 hours (coinciding with Moscow). hours – socialbites.ca), about 60 kilometers east of Romanian airspace, by a Russian Su-35 fighter jet.
The ministry added that the maneuvers of the Russian fighter aircraft “caused increased turbulence and caused serious difficulties in the control of the Polish aircraft”. As a result, the Joint Air Operations Center in Torrejon put two Romanian Air Force fighter aircraft and two Spanish Air Force aircraft on combat duty of the air police on alert, but their take-off did not occur. necessary.
It is understood from the report that the Polish crew leveled the plane after the first loss of altitude and made a safe landing at Mihail Kogalniceanu airport around 13:50. Romanian authorities are in contact with Frontex and Polish authorities to clarify the circumstances of the incident. According to them, the aggressive behavior of a Russian military aircraft against an unarmed aircraft performing Frontex missions to monitor the risk of migration in the Black Sea basin is absolutely unacceptable.
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