U.S. Air Force Releases Photos Of 'Unsafe' Russian Jet Intercept

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Daily Mail: Dramatic photos show the moment a US Air Force plane nearly collided with 'rapidly oncoming' Russian fighter jet over the Baltic Sea

* US European Command releases dramatic photos of Russian jet coming within a few feet of a US Air Force reconnaissance jet over the Baltic Sea on Monday
* Photos show Russian Su-27 fighter jet coming close to the wing of the US RC-135U
* US said that while intercepts are common, this incident was 'unsafe' due to the 'high rate of closure speed and poor control' showed by the Russian pilot
* US-Russia tensions have been on the rise since American military shot down a Syrian fighter plane near Raqqa earlier this week
* On Wednesday, a Russian fighter plane chased off a NATO reconnaissance jet that 'buzzed' a plane carrying Russia's defense minister over the Baltic Sea

The US European Command on Friday released dramatic photos of a Russian jet coming within a few feet of a US Air Force reconnaissance jet over the Baltic Sea on Monday in a maneuver that has been criticized as unsafe.

The photographs released Friday show the Russian SU-27 coming so close to the wing of the US RC-135U that the Russian pilot can be seen in the cockpit in some images.

Intercepts are common and are usually considered routine, but EUCOM said in this case on June 19 'due to the high rate of closure speed and poor control of the aircraft during the intercept, this interaction was determined to be unsafe.'

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