TRAGEDY!!! RUSSIA FIGHTER JET MAKES UNSAFE LANDING

A Russian fighter jet made an "unsafe close-
range intercept" of a US aircraft over the Black
Sea Wednesday, coming within 10 feet of the
American plane.
Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said the
potentially dangerous incident, involving a
Russian SU-27 jet and a US Navy P-8A Poseidon
plane, lasted 19 minutes.
A US official told CNN's Barbara Starr that the
Russian plane came within 10 feet of the P-8 at
one point. Davis added that the US plane was
conducting routine operations in international
airspace at the time.
"These actions have the potential to
unnecessarily escalate tensions, and could result
in a miscalculation or accident," Davis said in a
statement.
The US has long protested Russian intercepts of
its aircraft; there have been several this year.
On two separate occasions in April, Russian
SU-27 fighters performed "barrel rolls" over
American KC-135 planes flying above the Baltic
Sea.
Russian officials have defended the actions of
their pilots in the past, but have yet to comment
on the most recent incident.
Tensions have been ratcheted up in the Black
Sea recently as Russia began five days of
military exercises Monday involving 12,500
personnel and its Black Sea fleet based in
Crimea, according to the Russian Ministry of
Defense. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in
2014 an event that has subjected Russia to
international sanctions.
The Russian Defense Ministry posted a video
Thursday on its Facebook page showing Russian
fighter crews based in Crimea conducting an
intercept drill.


Source :cnn
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE