Russian MIG-31 intercepts US spy plane near Kamchatka

29.04.2016 15:19:49 (GMT+12)

Russian MIG-31 intercepts US spy plane near Kamchatka
Russian MIG-31 jet intercepted US Navy P-8 Poseidon spy plane last week and was flying 15 m within the aircraft, says The Washington Free Beacon, according to defense officials.

It is the third interception of US aircrafts by Russian Military Forces during the last month.

On April 13, Russian SU-24 fighter jets passed near US Navy Destroyer Donald Cook, which was about 70 km close to a Russian Navy base in the Baltic Sea.

Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman Igor Konashenkov said, the pilots of SU-24 fully observed all safety measures flying over US Navy Destroyer Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea.

Translated by Ksenia Skotnikova