Combat drone " Reaper" of the US-led coalition came dangerously close to a Russian Su-35 warplane in Syria. This was announced by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring States, Captain 1st Rank Oleg Ignasyuk, TASS reported, quoted by BTA.
"In the area of As Sukhna settlement in the province of Homs, a dangerous approach of an unmanned aerial vehicle "Reaper" took place. of the coalition with a Su-35 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces making a scheduled flight in Syrian airspace. The Russian pilot demonstrated high professionalism and promptly took the necessary measures to prevent a collision," the Russian military said.
Ignasiuk specified that 12 violations of Syrian airspace by a pair of F-15 fighters, a pair of "Rafal" fighters, two pairs of "Typhoon" fighters were registered in the area of At Tanf in one day. and two pairs of A-10 attack aircraft of the US-led coalition.
Meanwhile, the Yemeni Houthis have twice attacked the ship "Charisalis" both in the Red Sea and in the Bab el Mandeb strait, with ballistic and anti-ship missiles and with drones, their spokesman Yahya Saria, quoted by Reuters, said yesterday.
Meanwhile, US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that US forces destroyed three drones in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen yesterday.
Yemen's Houthi rebels, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have been launching attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden for months in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, according to Reuters.