KARAH RUCKER: ARMED RUSSIAN JETS HAVE BEEN FLYING OVER A U.S. MILITARY BASE ALMOST EVERY DAY THIS MONTH ACCORDING TO A TOP GENERAL WHO SPOKE TO NBC NEWS.
THE RUSSIAN JETS ARE SAID TO BE FLYING DIRECTLY OVERHEAD OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND U.S. FORCES ON THE GROUND. THE PLANES COMING WITHIN JUST A MILE ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL.
THE U.S. AND RUSSIA AGREED TO AIR REGULATIONS IN 2019 TO AVOID ENCOUNTERS IN SYRIA. THE RECENT FLY-OVERS BY RUSSIA COULD BE CONSIDERED A BREACH OF THAT AGREEMENT.
THE JETS WERE SPOTTED 25 TIMES IN MARCH AND ABOUT A DOZEN OTHER TIMES IN JANUARY. THIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT COMES ONE WEEK AFTER A RUSSIAN JET COLLIDED WITH A U.S. DRONE OVER THE BLACK SEA.
THE U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND SAID RUSSIAN PILOTS ARE DISPLAYING A “PATTERN OF DANGEROUS ACTIONS WHILE INTERACTING WITH U.S. AIRCRAFT.”