Russian aircraft have intruded into Bulgarian air space 10 times in the past month, with Bulgaria’s Defence Minister describing the incidents as a “provocation”.
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev, speaking in a television interview on July 24 2016, said that the intrusions by Russian aircraft were a provocation, the goal of which was not clear.
“Our fighters are ready to intercept them. It is very worrying, so we take preventative measures,” Nenchev said.
He said that in some cases, the entry of the Russian aircraft into Bulgaria’s area of responsbility was because of “misunderstandings” in air traffic control.
Nenchev said that any such unauthorised entry of an aircraft in the area requires the scrambling of Bulgarian fighters, which consumes a lot of resources.
He said he did not know what Russia’s official explanation of Russia for these events was because talks on the subject were conducted through diplomatic channels...
[sofiaglobe.com]
24/7/16
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev, speaking in a television interview on July 24 2016, said that the intrusions by Russian aircraft were a provocation, the goal of which was not clear.
“Our fighters are ready to intercept them. It is very worrying, so we take preventative measures,” Nenchev said.
He said that in some cases, the entry of the Russian aircraft into Bulgaria’s area of responsbility was because of “misunderstandings” in air traffic control.
Nenchev said that any such unauthorised entry of an aircraft in the area requires the scrambling of Bulgarian fighters, which consumes a lot of resources.
He said he did not know what Russia’s official explanation of Russia for these events was because talks on the subject were conducted through diplomatic channels...
[sofiaglobe.com]
24/7/16
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