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| Su-27 intercepted the US Air Force B-52H strategic bomber over the Baltic |
| 2021-06-01 |
| Direct translation of the article [REGNUM] A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was flown to identify a US Air Force B-52H strategic bomber over the Baltic Sea, the Russian National Defense Control Center reported on May 31. An air object going to the Russian border was detected by airspace control over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. "To identify the air target and prevent violation of the state border of the Russian Federation, a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces of the Baltic Fleet was taken into the air ," the center said in a statement. The Su-27 pilot identified the air target as a B-52H strategic bomber of the US Air Force and accompanied the US military aircraft until the turn away from the border of the Russian Federation. "The state border of the Russian Federation has not been violated," the Russian military said. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #6 Did the Russ hoist a Coke? Or was it Pepsi? |
| Posted by: Unosh Hupinelet8756 2021-06-01 16:16 |
| #5 ^ They called the B-52 the Big Ugly Fat err...Fellow. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2021-06-01 09:47 |
| #4 "Russians still hate Miss Buffy ..." Buffy, the vampire slayer? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2021-06-01 09:37 |
| #3 ....The Fine with me. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2021-06-01 04:22 |
| #2 Yet the Russkies could not intercept the 'Leper Colony'! (Dr.Strangelove reference) |
| Posted by: borgboy 2021-06-01 01:15 |
| #1 Yet the Russkies could not intercept the 'Leper Colony'! (Dr.Strangelove reference) |
| Posted by: borgboy 2021-06-01 01:15 |