Russian Su-27 buzzes U.S. Air Force RC-135 recon jet - flies within 5 feet

An armed Russian fighter jet buzzed a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft in the Baltic Sea on Monday, two U.S. officials told Fox News. The Russian Su-27 jet had air-to-air missiles under its wings and approached the U.S. Air Force RC-135 recon jet "rapidly," coming within five feet of the American aircraft, the officials said.

Once alongside, the Russian jet was “provocative” in its flight maneuvers and flying “erratically,” according to another official. Since June 2nd there have been over 35 interactions in the Baltic Sea region between U.S. and Russian jets and warships, but the incident Monday morning is notable because the U.S. military considered it “unsafe,” according to one official. Honestly, it's not all that notable. As Fox notes, we've seen it a lot lately. Back in February, we watched as four "unsafe and unprofessional" Russian SU-24's swooped down and buzzed a US Navy warship. That interaction generated some impressive footage, a bit of complaining, and little else. Since then, Russian planes have been encroaching on U.S. airspace regularly, and it seems like they're having a good time flexing their muscles.

Honestly, I doubt anyone thinks Russia is really spoiling for World War III