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The incident took place Tuesday night and the video was released by the Russian Ministry of Defense yesterday (7/7/2021).
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According to Russia’s National Defense Control Center, two Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets were fired after radar detected a target approaching the airspace of President Vladimir Putin’s country.
“The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air target as a Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft and escorted it over the Black Sea,” the National Defense Control Center was quoted as saying. Russia Today.
The Poseidon, introduced in 2013, is an aircraft currently in use by the US Navy. It can conduct military operations against surface ships and submarines, and carries the notorious Harpoon missile.
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The Su-30 is a supermaneuverable air superiority fighter jet built by the Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi.
The Black Sea is currently experiencing increased military activity due to NATO’s multinational Sea Breeze Naval exercise. The large-scale exercise, which involved the US, UK and Ukraine, as well as several other European countries, was attended by around 4,000 personnel, 40 warships and 30 aircraft.
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