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Russian Military Reports Detecting 16 Spy Aircraft Patrolling National Borders

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sixteen foreign reconnaissance aircraft were spotted at Russia’s national borders in the past week, the country’s Defense Ministry said Friday.

An infographic published in the ministry-linked Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper showed that a Russian jet was scrambled to chase away a potential trespasser. The national airspace was not violated.

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Previous week, Russian Defence Ministry reported scrambling its fighter jets seven times to intercept foreign planes close to the country's borders. The ministry said then that twenty-two aircraft were identified during the week.

According to Russian military's data, Russian planes were scrambled a total of 294 times during previous year to intercept and shadow foreign reconnaissance aircraft.

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