Two us aircraft conducted a reconnaissance of the Crimea
Two aircraft, the U.S. Navy conducted a reconnaissance off the coast of the Crimea, from the data of the monitoring of the resource PlaneRadar.
Two aircraft, the U.S. Navy conducted a reconnaissance off the coast of the Crimea, from the data of the monitoring of the resource PlaneRadar.
in eleven: 05 Moscow time anti-submarine Aircraft P-8A Poseidon tail number 169004 rose from an air base in Sigonella on the island of Sicily and 12: 35 was spotted in the Black sea. Boeing for several hours shuttled at the borders of the Crimean Peninsula and ended the exploration at 16: 00 GMT.
in addition, at 12: 10 aircraft electronic reconnaissance Lockheed EP-3E Orion with the regional number 156511 took off from the landfill Souda Bay in Greece and at 14: 40 was to perform a reconnaissance mission near the black sea coast of Russia. Camera twice circled the South-Eastern border of the Crimea, after which moved to its South-Western frontiers. The plane was approaching the coastline of 32 km.
over the past period, the activity of foreign reconnaissance aircraft near Russian borders has increased. Yesterday 3 American aircraft were spotted off the coast of the Peninsula.
As told people's Deputy of the Crimean Parliament Ivan Sonus, frequent flights by reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. Navy at the borders of the Republic are cause for concern. He drew attention that such maneuvers "did not tally" with the policies of friendships or partnerships and tried to convince Washington to stop the " surveillance of the Peninsula."
According to the head of the Russian defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu, a unique interspecific grouping of troops, created in Crimea, "leaves no chance" for potential attempts to encroach on the area of the country and plays a vital role in ensuring its security
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