Russian fighter jet was sent scrambling to chase two US reconnaissance planes flying over the Black Sea, according to reports.Russia said tonight a SU-27 plane was sent to chase two US military jets who approached the border, Reuters reports.The planes were flying over the Black Sea when they were chased away, the news agency claims.Reuters cites Russia’s defence ministry as its source.And the TASS news agency quotes the ministry as saying the Su-27 had intercepted the RC-135 and P8-A Poseidon planes.It has been reported that the two US planes were subsequently turned away from the border.Su-27 fighter jets are twin engine aircrafts that can fly at twice the speed of sound and reach 1,553mph.And similar incidents have also happened over the.
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