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Wednesday, 10 November 2021 (YJC)_ Russian anti-aircraft missile troops tracked three reconnaissance aircraft of NATO member states over the Black Sea in the past 24 hours.
NATO reconnaissance aircraft increased the number of flights near the Russian borders in the Black Sea region over the past 24 hours, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
"Over the past 24 hours, reconnaissance aircraft of NATO countries increased the intensity of flights near the borders of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea region," the ministry said.
On November 9, the radars of the Russian Aerospace Force’s air defense troops tracked a US Air Force E-8C airborne ground surveillance, command and control aircraft over the Black Sea, it said.
"Also, Russian anti-aircraft missile troops tracked three reconnaissance aircraft of NATO member states over the Black Sea in the past 24 hours," the statement says.
A US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft took off from the airbase on the Island of Crete in Greece and approached the Russian state border at a distance of 30 km. A US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol plane took off from the airbase on the Island of Sicily in Italy and approached the Russian state border at a distance of 70 km. A French Air Force C-160G Gabriel reconnaissance aircraft took off from the airbase in Romania and approached the Russian state border at a distance of 30 km, according to the statement.
"Another US Air Force U-2 strategic reconnaissance aircraft that took off from UK territory was spotted and tracked by reconnaissance radars over Ukrainian territory," the ministry said.
This aircraft approached the Russian border at a distance of 60 km, it specified.
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