MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry on Sunday denied Swedish claims that for the second time this year a Russian military aircraft had nearly collided with a passenger jet over Sweden, insisting that the two planes were never less than 70 kilometers (42 miles) apart.
Swedish officials said the Russian intelligence plane had turned off its transponders to avoid commercial radar and came dangerously close to colliding with a passenger jet that had taken off from Copenhagen on Friday.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said the military aircraft was operating in compliance with rules governing international airspace and was …read more
Source: KXAN
