Fox News reports, citing two US officials, that the Russian fighter has approached a dangerous distance to the US reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea.

According to him, the incident took place on Monday, June 19.

Officials said that the Russian Su-27, equipped with weapons, approached the US RC-135, the distance between the aircraft was less than two meters.

At the same time, another source described the actions of the Russian fighter as "provocative" and "chaotic".

Fox News emphasizes that it is still unknown how far from the Kaliningrad region the incident occurred.

Fox News also recalls that since June 2 there have been more than 35 "meetings" of Russian and American military aircraft and ships in the Baltic region.

However, it is noted that this case is special, since the US military considered the incident to be "unsafe".

It is noted that the incident occurred the day after the Russian Defense Ministry suspended its interaction with the United States over Syria.

As previously reported, the US in recent weeks participated in military exercises in the Baltic Sea area, sending to the region, including B-1 bombers and capable of carrying a B-52 nuclear charge. The exercise "Baltops" ended June 18.