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Russian Su-34s did not intercept Israeli jets over Lebanon – MoD
Russia’s Defense Ministry has dismissed media reports of Russian Su-34 jets allegedly intercepting Israeli F-16 fighters over Lebanon. The Su-34s aren’t used for the job and don’t operate in Lebanese airspace, it stressed.
“The Su-34 multipurpose bombers, which are with the Russian air force group in Syria, are not used to intercept aerial targets and do not operate in Lebanon’s airspace,” the ministry said in a statement.
The “amateurish nonsense” on the alleged incident, as the ministry put it, was circulated by several Israeli media outlets earlier on Monday.
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