Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that NATO aircraft regularly simulate missile strikes.
Shoigu spoke about this in an interview with the TV channel"Russia 24". The minister noted that reconnaissance flights of NATO aviation had previously taken place with varying frequency. Now “regular flights and approaches with training and simulating missile strikes, including the use of a large number of aircraft,” have begun.
Shoigu in this regard recalled the recent flightAmerican strategic bombers B52H over the Baltic. This is about an incident that happened on August 31st. Then Russia discovered three air targets approaching the state border of the Russian Federation. Three Su-27s were sent to identify them. It turned out to be a B-52H of the United States Air Force (Air Force). Russian fighters escorted American bombers from the border.