Statement by Russian Defence Ministry
23.08.2023
On 23 August 2023, Russian airspace control systems detected an aerial target over the waters of the Barents Sea approaching the State border of the Russian Federation.
A MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the Northern Fleet scrambled to identify the aerial target and prevent a violation of the State border of the Russian Federation. The Russian fighter jet identified the aerial target as a Norwegian Air Force R-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft. As the Russian fighter approached, a foreign military aircraft made a U-turn away from the State border of the Russian Federation. The State border of the Russian Federation was not intruded.
The Russian fighter jet made the flight in strict compliance with international rules on the use of airspace over international waters without crossing air routes or coming dangerously close to an aircraft of a foreign State.
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