We may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Western allies have increased aerial surveillance in the area in a bid to gain intelligence on military manoeuvres being conducted by Russians, with tensions over threats that Vladimir Putin will invade Ukraine. The deployments of US Air Force RC-135, US Army Artemis and French Air Force Mirage 2000 aircraft underscore the seriousness of the situation in Ukraine.
NATO routinely flies surveillance aircraft along Russia's borders.
According to Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, alliance air ops are intensifying over the Black Sea. The increased intensity of NATO aircraft flights near the borders of the Russian Federation creates the risk of dangerous incidents in relation to civil aircraft, according to a statement by the agency. The risk to civilian aircraft comes as NATO surveillance planes cross into the paths of passenger jets.
A Russian Federal Air Transport Agency statement gave further details of the danger. The NATO CL-600 reconnaissance aircraft flew from an altitude of 11,000 m to an altitude of 9,200 m over the open waters of the Black Sea, crossing the air traffic service route established for civil aircraft on the morning of 12 03 2021 at 09: 53 am. The crew of the reconnaissance aircraft did not respond to repeated requests from air traffic services. The Russian aviation authorities have announced their intention to send a protest through diplomatic channels, because the above-mentioned flights of military aircraft without radio communications pose risks to the safety of civil aircraft in the Black Sea region. Russophobia'' Putin claims fighting in Ukraine looks like '' genocide.
Last Friday, the crew of a Russian Aeroflot civilian flight from Tel Aviv to Moscow was directly involved in an incident. The flight deck of the passenger plane received a command from the dispatchers to change the flight level because another aircraft was crossing the flight path. The Russian air traffic controllers took precautions to ensure the safe operation of flights over the open waters of the Black Sea. With increased responsibility for the air traffic, controllers are worried that a collision could occur. There is also the risk of a surface to air threat. Boris could tell Brits to'stay where you are' after 25th REPORT Tory MP Baker leads 64 rebels to block Covid restrictions REVEAL BBC's Laura Kuennsberg issues a Red Wall warning for Boris Johnson COMMENT In July 2014, a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 was shot down above Eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed. A Dutch investigation into the incident concluded that Flight 17 was brought down by a Buk surface-to-air missile fired by pro-Russian separatists. Other military mistakes have occurred in times of heightened tension. Both the French and the U.S. governments warned Moscow that an attack on Ukraine could lead to serious consequences. Yesterday, at the G 7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Liverpool, British Minister Liz Truss used the opportunity to raise concerns over Russian intentions with Ukraine. She said that we need to defend ourselves from the growing threats from hostile actors and we need to come together to stand up to these aggressors. US President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would pay a terrible price and face devastating economic consequences if it invaded Ukraine, adding to the warnings against Russia. The United States and NATO would have to send more troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, but Biden told reporters that the possibility of sending U.S. ground combat troops to Ukraine was never on the table, although the United States and NATO would be required to send in more troops to eastern flank NATO countries to beef up their defences. He made it absolutely clear to President Putin that if he moves on Ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy are going to be devastating and devastating.