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US Navy Releases Photos Of "Aggressive" Russian Fighter Jet Flying Just Off US Warship

US Navy Releases Photos Of "Aggressive" Russian Fighter Jet Flying Just Off US Warship

In a rerun of what happened two years ago when in April 2014 a Russian Su-24 fighter jet flew repeatedly within 1000 yards of a US warship, CNN reports that the Pentagon is furious that while sailing in the Baltic Sea, US warship the USS Donald Cook had two "extremely close overflights" by unarmed Russian fighter jets.

According to the initial reports, two concerning encounters occurred Tuesday night in international waters. A third overflight, at a more acceptable distance, happened Sunday, according to the source.