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the EP-3 was operating in accordance with international law and did not provoke this Russian activity."U.S. A U.S. Navy EP-3E ARIES II aircraft.The Russian Defense Ministry released a statement saying the EP-3 had been intercepted while approaching Russian territory."An Su-27 fighter jet took off from the nearest airfield of the on-duty air defense unit. It approached the aircraft at a safe distance and identified it as an EP-3E Aries signals reconnaissance version of the U.S. Navy. The fighter crew reported identification of the U.S. signals reconnaissance aircraft and escorted it away from the airspace of the Russian Federation in compliance with all security and safety requirements
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