A Sukhoi Su-25 jet fighter flies during a drill in Russia's southern Stavropol region. Four similar jets were intercepted by NATO jets on March 17, 2015. Reuters/Eduard Korniyenko
IBTimes: Russian Military Jets Intercepted By NATO Near Latvia Over Baltic Sea
Seven Russian aircraft were intercepted by the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission while flying in international airspace near Latvia, the country’s National Armed Forces said on Twitter Wednesday. Typhoon fighters from the Spanish and Italian air forces were scrambled on Tuesday to intercept the Russian aircraft, which included four Su-27 fighters as well as two An-26 and one An-12 transport planes.
In a separate tweet on Wednesday, the Latvian military also reported seeing three Russian Kilo-class submarines, support ships and a hydrographic survey vessel just 30 miles from Latvia’s territorial waters.
On Tuesday, a Russian warship was spotted 28 miles from the coast, and on Monday a Russian submarine was seen at a similar distance.
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3 comments:
Come on Russia, can't this wait a few weeks, you're going to mess up the presidents bracket....
" reported seeing three Russian Kilo-class submarines, support ships and a hydrographic survey vessel just 30 miles from Latvia’s territorial waters.", but no fishing trawlers without nets, like the old days. Hydro-graphic survey, the new trawler variation. Not bad.
Anonamous,
Sorry, but 30 miles from Latvian waters, is 30 miles from Finnish waters, is right down the middle, in an international shipping channel.
That's akin to Canada whining that US Nuke subs are violating Canadian waters, because they are using the proper OSNR lane in Juan deFuca Straight,
Or the US Navy complaining that the Chinese Navy was threatening the US by being in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
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