Russia scrambled eight fighter jets when U.S. strategic bombers entered the airspace over the Sea of Azov on September 4, reported the command of the Ukrainian Air Force.
“Formation of American B-52H missile carriers and Ukrainian MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters seriously scared the Russian occupiers, who scrambled eight fighters (4 Su-27 and 4 Su-30) and put the Russian Southern Military District’s air defense on alert,” the statement reads.
The Ukrainian command noted that NATO reconnaissance aircraft successfully took advantage of this and received all the necessary information about the air defense of the likely enemy.
On the morning of September 4, U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52 strategic bombers reportedly took off from Royal Air Force Fairford in the United Kingdom and flew over Europe, where they were escorted by NATO Air Force fighters and key Alliance partners.
In Ukrainian airspace they were accompanied by Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter jets of the Ukrainian Air Force tactical aviation brigades.
The mission was intended to demonstrate the U.S. support to its NATO allies and partners in deterring Russia. Similar missions are likely to continue.
(C)UAWIRE 2020
These planes never left Ukrainian airspace, Yet Muscovy seems to have a different story, as usual. How do you escort planes away from Russian airspace, when they never left Ukrainian airspace. Did they violate Ukrainian airspace, or is it this the RT fantasy dept at work again? Here is an image from an article on the Mail Online showing the flight path.
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“Russian air control detected three nuclear-capable US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers approaching the country’s border on Friday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense, in Moscow. Four Su-27 and four Su-30 fighters were quickly scrambled, and escorted the American aircraft away from Russian airspace.”
“Violations of the state border of the Russian Federation by American aircraft were prevented,” the statement concluded.
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They scrambled 26 jets but only 12 made it into the air and of those only 8 found the bombers.
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A Ukrainian air force Su-27 forms up with a U.S. Air Force B-52 flying over Ukraine on Sept. 4, 2020 / US Air Force