A few reconnaissance planes noticed the Russian borders, not far from Crimea and Kaliningrad. About this informed the data monitoring resources.

So, radionuclidic RC-135V US air force tail number 64-14841 flew near the coast of the Crimea and the Krasnodar territory. The aircraft rose into the sky from the base of Souda Bay in Greece at 08: 10 GMT. The plane cruised in the area for more than three hours, and Several times spread through the Peninsula. To refill it from the base Mildenhall in the UK bicl directed Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number 57-260.

in addition, the electronic reconnaissance Aircraft RC-135V tail number 64-14844 took to the skies at 13: 00 GMT Britain, then flew near the borders of the Kaliningrad region. In the same area, made a reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrol aircraft Boeing P-8A Poseidon, the U.S. Navy. At the borders of the region were also seen by Swedish electronic intelligence aircraft GIV SP tail number 102003.

over the past period, the activity of foreign reconnaissance aircraft, such as U.S. unmanned aircraft near Russian borders has increased. On frequent reconnaissance operations close to the state borders drew the attention of the Ministry of defence. The Ministry urged the US to abandon such operations, however, the Ministry of defense has refused. As said the expert of the Center Voyenno-political journalism Boris Rozhin, this practice is standard in the U.S. capital to at least 2015 and will continue. According to his statement, the strategic direction of the Pentagon defines the Russian Federation As one of the main opponents, but because every year American defense Ministry allocates for such flights more and more money.



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