The Pentagon committed a major provocation, which leads to an escalation of tensions in the Black Sea region.
According to the navigation portal “AirNav”, in the Crimea were seen strategic bombers B-52H “Stratofortress” U.S. Air Force. They were in Ukraine’s airspace and came as close as possible to Russian borders.
The bombers were practicing air strikes at military facilities on the peninsula’s territory. At the same time, the Russian reaction was observed by three reconnaissance aircraft of NATO countries: the U.S. RC-135W Rivet Joint and P-8A Poseidon, as well as the British Bombardier Sentinel R.1.
Russia, in turn, could not raise fighter jets to escort NATO aviation because it was in Ukrainian airspace.