Russian fighter jet intercepts Polish border patrol plane over Black Sea.

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Russian fighter jet intercepts Polish border patrol plane over Black Sea.
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A Polish border guard aircraft on patrol for the European Union's border agency Frontex over the Black Sea near Romania narrowly avoided a collision with a Russian fighter jet on Friday. The Russian jet carried out "aggressive and dangerous manoeuvres" approaching the Polish aircraft without keeping a secure distance, leading to turbulence, loss of altitude and a temporary loss of control of the plane by the Polish crew. The Romanian Defence Ministry said in a press release that the Russian jet's behaviour was completely unacceptable.

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