A US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft, designed for patrol and anti-submarine warfare, was spotted in airspace over the Black Sea near Sochi.
His route data is analyzed RIA Novostishows the plane taking off from the Italian island of Sicily, reaching the Black Sea near Varna in Bulgaria, passing through Romanian airspace and heading towards Sochi without going near Crimea.
After completing the operation, the plane changed course in the direction of Georgia's Batumi, then turned around and returned to the base in Sicily. The P-8A Poseidon, based on the Boeing 737-800ERX airliner, specializes in tracking surface targets, as well as detecting and fighting submarines.
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