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Russia confirmed its Su-30 made a visual I.D. of U.S. aircraft over Syria

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A Russian Su-30 fighter approached U.S. military aircraft on Oct. 10 to make visual contact, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Russian military aircraft at Latakia, Syria (12)
Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

A U.S. military spokesman confirmed the incident and added that such encounters have happened “several times.”

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