Moscow called on the US to stop threatening civilian aircraft flights – RBC

The aircraft reconnaissance USAF Boeing RC-135

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Russian Ministry of Defense led to the US military attache in connection with the discovery of an American spy plane over the sea of ​​Japan near Russia’s borders. Earlier media reported that an unknown aircraft approaching to European liners

The Russian Defense Ministry led by Defence Attaché at the US Embassy in Russia in connection with the discovery of an American spy plane, reports TASS reports citing the press service of the department. “Representatives of the US Department of Defense, it was stated that the May 22, 2016 the Russian air defense weapons was discovered reconnaissance aircraft the US Air Force RC-135, which carried out aerial reconnaissance over the Sea of ​​Japan near the state border of Russian Federation”, – stated in the

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According to the Defense Ministry, the American aircraft “carried off the flight with a transponder,” and information about the route, “the crew had not been brought to the dispatching services in the region.” At the same time the aircraft used “echelons of heights, intended for regular flights liners civil aviation,” said the ministry, adding that “as a result of non-professional American crew action was created a risk of collision with aircraft of civil airlines».

“Russian Defense Ministry drew attention to the need to take measures to avoid the recurrence of such situations when flying US surveillance aircraft near the Russian borders”, – reported in the department

on the eve of a source familiar with the situation, he told “Interfax” that. two trains following over neutral waters of the sea of ​​Japan, European ships have been changed after the rendezvous with an unidentified aircraft. “Managers have recorded mark an unidentified aircraft at an altitude of about 11 thousand. Meters. To recognize the transponder signals failed, attempts to contact the aircraft did not meet “, – told the agency

In this regard, managers decided to change the flight level is in the area of ​​passenger Boeing-777 KLM Airlines, flying from Japan. in Holland. He successfully sold to an unidentified aircraft.

Later, the visual contact with the aircraft, reported heavy chetyrehdvigatelnym the crew SWISS Airlines, which flew from Japan to Switzerland and was in the same area. The aircraft was in the vicinity of the passenger liner. The plane did not respond to requests controllers. «Russian dispatchers again had to change flight level passenger plane, returning from Japan to Switzerland, to provide a safe divergence with an unknown aircraft,” – said the source