This photograph shows a Russian tarantul-class corvette on a surveillance camera of the French navy patrol airplane Atlantique 2 on mission above the Baltic Sea on June 16, 2022. AFP FILE PHOTO
Russia鈥檚 defense ministry said early on Tuesday that it was conducting tactical fighter jet exercises over the Baltic Sea with the main goal of testing readiness to perform combat and special tasks operations.
鈥淭he crews of the Su-27 (fighter jets) of the Baltic Fleet fired from airborne weapons at cruise missiles and mock enemy aircraft,鈥� the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.
鈥淭he main goal of the exercise is to test the readiness of the flight crew to perform combat and special tasks as intended.鈥�
The ministry said that in addition to improving skills, the fighter jets crews are on 鈥渞ound-the-clock combat duty鈥� guarding the air space of Russia鈥檚 Kaliningrad exclave.
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