Russian Su-35 tried to crash a Polish L410 60 km from Romania. The Romanian Air Force was ready to intervene – translation in comments

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  1. Translated with DeepL

    “The Romanian Ministry of Defence (MApN) announced that during the day of yesterday, 5 May, an L410 TURBOLET aircraft “from the Polish
    Polish Border Police, which was executing, in cooperation with the Border Police, routine patrol missions under the aegis of Frontex over the
    Black Sea, in international airspace, was intercepted around at approximately 60 km East of Romanian airspace, by a Russian Suhoi Su-35 fighter jet.”

    According to MApN, “the aggressive and dangerous manoeuvres repeatedly executed by the Russian Federation in the vicinity of the Polish aircraft resulted in a level high turbulence and major difficulties in its control”. The incident is reminiscent of what happened in March, when an Su-27 intentionally challenged an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea.

    Romania’s Air Force has been pre-alerted, ready to intervene at any time

    “Following the incident, two aircraft
    of the Romanian Air Force and two of the Air Force
    Air Police Combat Service were
    by the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre at
    Torrejon, being ready to intervene at any time, but not being
    necessary to take off,” the MApN said in a statement issued by DefenseRomania.

    The Polish crew acted calmly
    and professionalism in the situation irresponsibly created by
    the Russian pilot, managing to recover the aircraft after the initial loss of
    altitude caused by the manoeuvring of the Su-35 aircraft, managing to land in the
    safely at Mihail Kogalniceanu airport at around 13.50.

    None of the crew on board the Polish aircraft
    was injured as a result of the incident.
    Romanian authorities are in contact
    with Frontex and the Polish authorities to clarify all
    circumstances of the incident. The aggressive conduct of the Russian Federation military aircraft against a
    unarmed aircraft carrying out a Frontex mission aimed at
    monitor the migration risk in the Black Sea basin is completely
    unacceptable. This incident is further evidence of the approach
    provocative approach of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea.

    Polish L410 TURBOLET mission

    From 19 April to 17 May 2023, a
    Polish L410 UVP-E20 aircraft is deployed in Romania as part of the
    Multipurpose Maritime Operation (MMO) Western Black Sea
    2023″, coordinated by the European Border Police Agency and
    Coast Guard – Frontex.
    MMO Western Black Sea 2023 is a
    joint operation hosted by Romania and coordinated by Frontex.
    operation also involves Poland, Spain and Sweden, as well as
    two European Union agencies: the European Maritime Safety Agency
    Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
    Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA). The operation, planned to run until
    December this year, aims to prevent
    illegal migration, illegal fishing, marine pollution and combating other illegal activities.
    cross-border crime in the Black Sea region.
    Operation MMO Western Black Sea runs annually, starting from
    2019.”

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