2023-07-06 22:15:10
The Commander of the Air Forces at the US Central Command, Alex Greenwich, announced that a Russian fighter was subjected to “unprofessional and unsafe behavior” by an American “MK 9” drone while carrying out a mission once morest “ISIS”, Thursday morning, in Syria.
Goenkowich added in statement The Russian fighter dropped flares and flew dangerously close to the march, threatening the safety of all the fighters involved.
He pointed out that the incident is the second of its kind during the past twenty-four hours, and stressed that these incidents are another example of “unprofessional and unsafe behavior” by the Russian Air Force in Syria, and urged Russia to stop this reckless behavior and abide by the standards of behavior expected of an air force. professional.
Grynkewich renewed the US Air Force’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of its personnel and continuing to work with allies to prevent any escalation in the region.
In particular, the US Central Air Force remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of its personnel and assets and continues to work closely with partners and allies to address these incidents and prevent any escalation of tensions in the region.
He then continued, “The safety of the military and the success of the mission once morest ISIS depend on the professional and responsible conduct of all forces operating in the area.”
And the US Air Force published a video clip that showed the Russian fighter flying near the American march and throwing flares in front of it.
It is noteworthy that the US Central Command, on Wednesday, also accused Russian pilots of engaging in the same unsafe behavior during their interaction with US drones that were carrying out the same missions once morest ISIS in Syria.
And the US Air Force published a tweet attached to a video of the Russian air movements.
Last April, two Russian warplanes headed to intercept an American “Reaper MQ-9” march in the Black Sea, which crashed in the sea.
The incident caused tension between Washington and Moscow.
This type of accident between Russian and Western planes has increased in recent months, over the Black Sea, as well as over the Baltic Sea, once morest the background of the conflict in Ukraine.
Earlier this month, the British Air Force intercepted three Russian Air Force planes flying near NATO airspace, according to the British newspaper.
And at the end of May, Moscow announced the interception of four US strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea in two different incidents within a week.
Russian planes were also sent to intercept French, German and Polish planes.
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