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Russia rejects claims Su-24s breached airspace of other states during Baltic flight

08 July 2021 19:29 (UTC +04:00)

Two Russian Su-24 fighters performed a scheduled training flight over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, without violating the borders of other states, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday, APA reports citing TASS.

"On July 8, 2021, two Su-24 planes from the Baltic Fleet’s naval aviation performed a scheduled training flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea," the ministry said.

The jets conducted their flight "in strict compliance with the international rules of using the airspace, without violating other countries’ borders," Russia’s Defense Ministry stressed.