The reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force Boeing RC-135U, which took off earlier from a base in the UK, flew over the Black Sea and, turning around near Sochi, returns back through European airspace, according to data from the Internet portal Flightradar24.
According to the route, the Boeing RC-135U took off from its base in the British city of Mildenhall, flew over the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, after which it flew over the Black Sea past the Crimea and on its way to Sochi turned around, going in the opposite direction.
As of 3.55 Moscow time on Tuesday, the reconnaissance aircraft crossed the border of the Czech Republic and Germany and flew in the opposite direction over German territory.