Russian Fighter Jet Flies Over the Black Sea

Russian Fighter Jet Flies Over the Black Sea A Russian SU-27 jet came within several feet of a U.S. Navy plane on Monday. The Navy called the encounter "unsafe." "This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 closing to within five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3’s flight path, causing the EP-3 to fly through the SU-27’s jet wash." U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa The Navy said the American jet operated according with international law. The U.S. previously accused Russia of flying dangerously close to American planes.