In a strange scene, a Russian reconnaissance plane was spotted flying over NATO's biggest military exercise since the end of the Cold War, the Daily Mail reported.
The source said that a Tupolev TU-142 aircraft flew over the area in which the maneuver "Trident Juncture 2018" of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization "NATO".
The Marines were seen gathering on a warship off the Norwegian coast to take pictures of the Russian plane.
Russia has warned that the exercises, which it sees as a show of force against Moscow, "will not pass without a response."
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, two Tupolev TU-142 reconnaissance aircraft have carried out a planned flight for more than 12 hours.
The Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted the ministry as saying that all flights carried out by the Russian fleet's naval aircraft are strictly enforced in accordance with international airspace regulations.
On October 25, troops from 31 nations began the largest NATO exercises in decades, stretching from the Baltic Sea to Iceland, involving military exercises near Russia.
Last month, Russia conducted its biggest maneuver since 1981, dubbed Vostok-2018 (East-2018), during which 300,000 troops were mobilized in a show of force near the Chinese border, involving joint exercises with the Chinese and Mongolian armies.
