Amid tensions over a possible invasion of Ukraine, Russian aircraft intercepted U.S. Navy patrol planes in an "unprofessional" manner three separate times over the weekend, in one incident coming within five feet of an American plane, U.S. officials said Wednesday. PHOTO: U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft lands at Ngurah Rai Military Air Base in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, on April 25 2021. PHOTO: U.S. Navy service member works on a P-8 Poseidon military aircraft at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea, Oct. 14, 2019. (Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE)CNN was first to report a close encounter between U.S. and Russian aircraft. Russian aircraft buzz US Navy patrol planes, get within 5 feet, Pentagon says originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News February 17, 2022 03:54 UTC