Belarus, Russia Fly Joint Patrols As Migrant Crisis Flares On Polish Border

A Russian Tu-22.
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Belarus and Russia have conducted joint air patrols along the Belarus-Poland border in a standoff over Minsk’s alleged government-backed migrant crisis. Belarusian fighter aircraft escorted Russian Tupolev Tu-22 Backfire bombers and Sukhoi Su-35 fighters in an apparent show of force after Poland...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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