Two Su-35S of the Russian air force, flew from the Russian air base Khmeimim, intercepted an American patrol anti-submarine aircraft of the US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon, flying yesterday in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Syria.
In a statement, the American command claims that Russian fighters accompanied the American Board for 65 minutes. Also, the us military regarded the interception as "unprofessional and unsafe" due to the too close approach of Russian aircraft to the US "Poseidon".
Earlier, Russian fighter jets have already taken to the sky from the Hmeimim air base to intercept American aircraft off the coast of Syria. The Su-35S fighter jet seen here with R-27 and RVV-SD missiles (Р-27 and РВВ-СД).