6A-Adversaries: Russian Federation (2001-)

After a brief period of warming relations between Russia and the United States while I served in the USAF, Russia became increasingly hostile and aggressive. Russia resumed sending bombers and signals intelligence aircraft near US and NATO airspace, the began conducting dangerous mock attacks on ships in international waters and air bases in northern Europe. Fighting in former Soviet republics of Chechnya and Georgia did not attract significant US attention, but Russian intervention in the Syrian Civil War and the invasion of Ukraine have brought US and Russian forces into direct confrontation.

Airspace Violations
* A-50 Mainstay (Russian Aerospace Forces): 2019, South Korea, Dodko Islands
• Mi-8 (Russian Aerospace Forces): 2016, Lithuania
• Su-24 (Russian Air Force): 2014, Sweden, Öland
• Su-27 Flanker (Russian Air Force): 2013, Japan, Hokkaido; August 2020, Denmark
• Tu-95MS Bear-H (Russian Air Force): 2012, USA, Alaskan Peninsula; 2013, Japan, Kuril Islands
* Tu-160 Blackjack (Russian Air Force): 2013, Columbia

Unprofessional Interceptions in International Airspace
* Ka-27 Helix (Russian Naval Aviation): 2016, USS Donald Cook over Baltic Sea
• MiG-31B Foxhound (Russian Aerospace Forces)
• Su-24M (Russian Air Force): 2016, USS Donald Cook over Baltic Sea
• Su-24M2 Fencer-D (Russian Naval Aviation)
• Su-27SM2 Flanker-E (Russian Air Force): 2014, RC-135U over Sea of Okhotsk; 2015 & 2017, RC-135 over Baltic Sea
- Su-30SM Flanker-C (Russian Naval Aviation)
* Su-33 Flanker-D (Russian Naval Aviation)
* Su-35 (Russian Aerospace Forces): 2020, P-8A over Mediterranean Sea

Syrian Civil War Incidents
* An-30B Clank (Russian Aerospace Forces)
* Ka-52 Hokum-B (Russian Aerospace Forces)
* Mi-8AMTSh Hip (Russian Aerospace Forces)
* Mi-35M Hind-H (Russian Aerospace Forces)
• Su-24M2 Fencer-D (Russian Aerospace Forces)
- Su-25SM Frogfoot (Russian Aerospace Forces)
• Su-30SM Flanker-C (Russian Aerospace Forces)
* Su-34 Fullback (Russian Aerospace Forces)
* Su-35S Flanker-E (Russian Aerospace Forces)
◦ Orlan-10 (Russian Aerospace Forces)
- BMP-2 (Russian Ground Forces)
• T-72 (Russian Ground Forces)
- Pantsir-S1 (Russian Ground Forces)
* SA-21 Growler (Russian Ground Forces)

Hostile Actions in Eastern Europe
• Geran-2 (Russian Ground Forces)
• Kh-55 (Russian Aerospace Forces)
• Su-27SM Flanker-E (Russian Aerospace Forces)
* SS-26 Stone (Russian Ground Forces)

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