Russia accuses Western fighter jet of coming dangerously close to Russian plane over SyriaThe Russian pilot had taken the necessary measures to avert a collision, TASS said.
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Moscow: The Russian military has accused a Typhoon fighter jet from the US-led coalition in Syria of coming dangerously close to a Russian An-30 military plane over Homs province, the TASS news agency reported on Friday.
The Russian pilot had taken the necessary measures to avert a collision, TASS cited the military as saying. The incident as reported to have happened on Wednesday.