Greece pointed S-300 air defense missiles at Turkish F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters

Turkey accused Greece of pointing S-300 missiles at F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.

Here's What We Know

This was reported by the CNN Türk news agency, citing a source in the Turkish Defense Ministry. F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters of the Turkish Air Force came under attack from Greece during a reconnaissance mission in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.

CNN Türk's interlocutor notes that the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system, located on the island of Crete, detected a surface-to-air missile on an F-16 Fighting Falcon flying 3 km from Rhodes Island. Despite this, the aircraft completed the task and successfully returned to the airbase.

Source: CNN Türk

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