A US military aircraft performed an original maneuver near a Russian base in Syria on Tuesday evening, Politico reported.

KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraftPhoto: MI News/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

According to an analysis of Flightradar24 data by Politico, the KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft flew east of Cyprus and “painted” a penis in the sky along its route near Tartus, Syria, a Kremlin stronghold in the Mediterranean. , as first reported by La Repubblica.

The “image” from above remained on the screens of Moscow’s radars, which constantly scan the sky in search of potential dangers, Ruetir notes.

It is not known whether the plane took off from Crete to refuel fighters, or whether the pilots had only one task: to mock the Russian ground crew.

In recent months, there have been several collisions between American and Russian planes in the airspace between Cyprus and Syria, and the Pentagon has criticized the behavior of Russian pilots, calling it “unprofessional.”

In the days before Russia invaded Ukraine, three US Navy jets and Russian jets were the protagonists of tense clashes.