In this handout video grab released by the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian fighter Su-27 escorts the US Navy base patrol aircraft P-8A Poseidon scrambled over the Baltic Sea, Russia. Russian airspace control devices detected two air targets approaching the Russian state border over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. To identify air targets and prevent violations of the Russian state border, a Su-27 fighter from the Baltic Fleet's air defense forces on duty was scrambled. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
- Package: Russia Spy Planes Interception
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 17.09.2020
- Date published: 17.09.2020
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Defence Ministry
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1280x738px, 167.6Kb
- Job-ID: 42335506901ac459