Poland denounces that a Russian fighter plane has intercepted a Polish Frontex air patrol

May 7. (EUROPE PRESS) –

A Russian warplane has intercepted and even come dangerously close to a Polish plane on patrol for the European Union’s Frontex border protection agency.

The Let L-410 aircraft was patrolling international airspace in the Romanian deployment region on Friday when it was approached by a Russian Sukhoi Su-35, the Polish border protection agency said.

The agency accused the Russian fighter jet of carrying out “aggressive and dangerous maneuvers”, approaching the Let on three occasions at a distance of just five meters. As a result, the crew temporarily lost control of the turboprop.

The Let, with two pilots and three border protection officers on board, ended up losing altitude but was able to land safely thanks to the skill and “great composure” of the pilots.

Russian planes have repeatedly approached EU and NATO planes over the Black Sea since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sometimes leading to dangerous situations.