A Polish border guard plane was disrupted by a Russian plane. It was on a routine patrol over the Black Sea, as part of a mission coordinated by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, but the Russian aircraft proved very aggressive .
According to Polish border guards, the Russian plane ” entered without any radio contact the area of operations designated by Romania Three times the Russian fighter, a Sukhoi Su-35, approached the Polish plane. He even placed himself just in front of the border guard plane, 5 meters away according to the crew at the controls. Aggressive and dangerous maneuvers which caused the Polish pilots to lose control of the aircraft, a Turbolet L-410, explains our correspondent in Warsaw, Martin Chabal. With the turbulence created, the aircraft lost altitude, but it was able to land in Romania without incident. According to a statement from the Romanian Defense Ministry, the unarmed Polish aircraft “ monitoring migration risk was about 60 km east of Romanian airspace, in international airspace.
Frequent incidents
Not enough to involve NATO, which was still alerted and ready to intervene at any time. This incident, in the middle of the Black Sea, shows how aggressive Russia wants to be in the area. Because this is not the first time that Russian planes have behaved dangerously. A year ago, a Russian fighter had already grazed an American plane since the Kremlin accused it of wanting to approach its borders.
It is very common for Russia to rub shoulders with the Europeans or the United States over the Black Sea. It is a strategic area which affects its coasts as much as those of the countries of the European Union and NATO. And this aggressive attitude alongside this Polish plane reminds us that Russia wants to keep control of this airspace.
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