Russia has detained the head of a research facility that specializes in hypersonic technology in Moscow on suspicion of state treason, the TASS news agency cited a source as saying on Thursday. Russia's Federal Security Service will ask a court to hold him in custody for two months, the report said. It named him as
Russian military jet escorted U.S. spy plane over the Pacific – TASS
A U.S. Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft is seen from a cockpit of the Russian fighter jet over the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Kamchatka, in this still image taken from a video released April 16, 2021. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
April 16, 2021
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday an MiG-31 fighter jet had escorted an RC-135 U.S. strategic reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Kamchatka, TASS news agency reported.
The ministry said the U.S. aircraft had not violated Russia’s borders.