{"id":70037,"date":"2020-09-20T15:50:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T15:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/20\/russian-military-says-us-and-nato-flights-near-crimea-fuel-tensions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:14:06","slug":"russian-military-says-us-and-nato-flights-near-crimea-fuel-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/09\/20\/russian-military-says-us-and-nato-flights-near-crimea-fuel-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian military says US and NATO flights near Crimea fuel tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 The Russian military on Friday accused the U.S. and its allies of provoking tensions in the Black Sea region with a sharp increase in the number of bomber patrols and intelligence flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi, head of the Russian General Staff\u2019s main operational department, charged that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2020\/08\/28\/six-us-air-force-b-52-bombers-make-symbolic-sweep-over-all-nato-members\/\" target=_blank>the U.S. and other members of NATO<\/a> have significantly increased the scope of their military activities in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. and its NATO allies will carry the full responsibility for a possible escalation of the situation in the region,\u201d he said at a briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/08\/30\/us-says-russian-military-conducted-unsafe-intercept-of-b-52-over-black-sea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6324419.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US says Russian military conducted unsafe intercept of B-52 over Black Sea; violated NATO airspace in separate incident<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Two Russian military planes conducted an unsafe intercept of an American B-52 bomber as it flew over international waters on Friday, according to the U.S. military.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rudskoi pointed at a series of flights by the U.S. B-52 strategic bombers in August and September over the Black and the Azov Seas, alleging the missions were intended to simulate missile strikes at facilities in southern Russia. He said the bombers flew as close as 11 kilometers (less than 7 miles) to the Russian border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After flying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/09\/13\/us-air-force-flies-b-1-lancer-bombers-over-east-siberian-sea\/\" target=_blank>three B-1 heavy bombers over the East Siberian Sea<\/a> last week, the U.S. military said the ongoing exercises were meant to show the Air Force\u2019s \u201cability to continually execute flying missions and sustain readiness in support of our Allies and partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian general noted that the U.S. and its NATO allies also have intensified their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/09\/04\/b-52s-fly-to-ukraine-to-train-with-troops-there\/\" target=_blank>intelligence flights near Crimea<\/a>, which he said increased by 40% compared to the last year. He added that on one occasion on Sept. 4 five NATO reconnaissance aircraft were buzzing the area near Crimea at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/08\/30\/russian-navy-conducts-major-maneuvers-near-alaska\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20241399195787.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russian navy conducts major maneuvers near Alaska<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia scrambled its fighter jets to intercept and escort the U.S. and NATO bombers and reconnaissance planes on 27 occasions this month alone, Rudskoi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that NATO warships were also spending longer stints in the Black Sea this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1230\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6340992.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"A Ukraine SU-27 integrates with a U.S. B-52H Stratofortress during a Bomber Task Force Europe mission, Sept. 4, 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-104623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6340992.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6340992.jpg.jpg?resize=300,185 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6340992.jpg.jpg?resize=768,472 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6340992.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,630 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6340992.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,945 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Ukraine SU-27 integrates with a U.S. B-52H Stratofortress during a Bomber Task Force Europe mission, Sept. 4, 2020. 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