In the skies over Syria, Russian and American warplanes dangerously approached each other. The United States blamed the Russian military for the incident, Politico reports, citing officials.
The American side claims that the Russian Su-35 fighter “flyed very close to the American observation aircraft”, which endangered the lives of four members of the crew of the American MS-12.
The incident happened on July 16th. According to media reports, due to the actions of the fighter, the American liner “was forced to go through a turbulent wake”, which “prevented the American crew from safely controlling their aircraft.” The US called it “a new level of unsafe behavior that can lead to an accident or death.”
Earlier, the United States accused Russian pilots of unsafe maneuvers near American MQ-9 drones in Syria, warning that Washington would look for options to counter the Russian pilots. at the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry accused the United States of a significant increase in the number of violations in Syria.
Source: Rosbalt
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