France's defense minister, Sebastien Lecornu, reported to Le Parisien and the AP that Russian forces threatened to shoot down French military aircraft, including an E-3F "Sentry", patrolling in international airspace over the Black Sea last month. This aggressive behavior by Russia is linked to their difficulties on the battlefield in Ukraine. Lecornu has called for heightened security measures to protect against potential Russian sabotage and cyber attacks, highlighting the escalating tensions between France and Russia amidst the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Russian forces threatened to shoot down a French surveillance aircraft patrolling in international airspace over the Black Sea, a signal of increasingly aggressive behavior from Moscow as its invasion of Ukraine struggles to make headway, French... https://t.co/zzxFAMGVSn
NEW: France’s air force pilots have been threatened with attack by Russian forces during patrol missions in international air space in a sign of rising tensions, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Thursday. https://t.co/n0WC6AzAdC
French Minister of Defense, Sébastien Lecornu revealed today an Incident which occurred in November of 2023 over the Black Sea, which involved a Russian Air Traffic Control Station in Crimea having Threatened to Shoot Down one of the French Air Force’s four E-3F “Sentry”… https://t.co/LcaZ8pDXQN
France says Russia threatened to down spy plane in ‘particularly aggressive’ Black Sea exchange https://t.co/wQQ3PrOSJd
A Russian air traffic control system threatened to shoot down French aircraft in the Black Sea when we were in a free international zone where we patrol, French defence minister tells RTL radio. A French military spokesman says the MoD was referring to an incident in…
France says Russian forces threatened to shoot down surveillance aircraft patrolling the Black Sea https://t.co/PkJ2HIoJ4j
Russian forces threatened to shoot down French pilots patrolling in international airspace over the #BlackSea, signals of increasingly aggressive behavior from #Moscow as its invasion of Ukraine struggles to make headway, #France’s defense minister says. https://t.co/jOFF3cu4hI
France Says Russia Threatened to Shoot Down Its Military Aircraft https://t.co/jYaflwuArc
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⚡️Russian forces threatened to shoot down French flights patrolling last month in international airspace over the Black Sea, signals of increasingly aggressive behavior from #Moscow, France’s defense minister, Sébastien #Lecornu said, the AP reported. https://t.co/R1gY6AFFNJ
The French defence minister @SebLecornu says that last month "Russian operators threatened to shoot down manned French aircraft on patrol over the Black Sea, in international airspace" https://t.co/HzOs84OGwL
French military fears Russian cyber attacks after signing agreement with Kiev - Le Parisien French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu called for strengthening security measures in the face of the threat of Russian sabotage and cyber attacks, which, according to him, are… https://t.co/qOGtGSZslx