Bulgaria intends to put force the planes of the Russian Federation flying to Syria

Fighters will rise in air within 15 minutes to intercept the plane which has broken air space, declare in the Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria.

The Minister of Defence of Bulgaria Nikolay Nenchev declared that in case the Russian military transport planes flying to Syria without the permission of Bulgaria, will be noticed in air space of the country and will not react to the prevention of the Bulgarian Air Force, behind them within 15 minutes interceptors will be lifted. The head of defensive department told about it in the program Face to face on BTV, "Ukrinform" transfers referring to dnes.bg.

"The law clearly says that our fighters should rise in air within 15 minutes to intercept the plane which has broken our air space, to define its location, to visualize and warn him that it landed on that airfield which to it will specify. And if he refuses to execute it, – other actions about which I would not like to speak" will be undertaken, – Nenchev declared.

Earlier it was reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria refused delivery of permission to use of air space of the country for the Russian military transport planes going to Syria. After the power of the country declared that will open the sky for the Air Force of the Russian Federation only after checks of cargoes.