Russia scrambles jets to intercept US spy planes over Black Sea

‘The Russian Defense Ministry says it has scrambled SU-27 fighter jets to intercept US surveillance planes attempting to approach the Russian border over the Black Sea.
The ministry released a statement on Wednesday, stressing that the Russian jets had acted “in strict accordance with international flight rules.”
“On September 7, the US P-8 Poseidon surveillance airplanes tried to approach the Russian border twice… with their transponders off,” noted the statement.’
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