Video: Russian Su-27 Jet Gets Close to US Navy Plane in ‘Unsafe Encounter’

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The U.S. Navy released video footage of what it called an “unsafe encounter,” showing a Russian fighter jet intercepting an American EP-3 reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea.

The video shows the Russian jet blasting past the EP-3 with its afterburner activated and appears to come within a few hundred feet of it.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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