Politics US aircraft experiences 'violent turbulence' after Russian fighter jet turns on afterburners
A Russian fighter jet reportedly made unsafe maneuvers near a US aircraft flying over the Black Sea. The fighter jet flew in front of the US aircraft and turned on its afterburners. The incident comes amid divisive rhetoric from Russia, in which it likened US service members operating in Syria to "occupying forces." A Russian fighter jet reportedly made unsafe maneuvers near a US aircraft flying over the Black Sea, CNN reported Monday. The Russian Su-30 jet reportedly crossed in front of the US P-8A Poseidon aircraft Saturday, flying as close as 50 feet, and turned on its afterburners, Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said to CNN. The maneuver left "violent turbulence" in its wake, forcing the P-8A to deal with a 15-degree roll, according to Baldanza. The incident reportedly lasted 24 minutes. "The US aircraft was operating in international airspace and did nothing to provoke this Russian behavior," Baldanza said in the repo