Russia said one of its fighter jets intercepted two nuclear-capable American strategic bombers near the country’s border sending tensions with NATO soaring.
In a post on Telegram, the Russian Defence Ministry said: “On March 26, Russian means of airspace control over the Barents Sea detected a group air target approaching the State border of the Russian Federation.
“To identify an air target and prevent violation of the State Border of the Russian Federation, a MiG-31 fighter from the air defense forces on duty was scrambled into the air.
“The Russian fighter crew identified the aerial target as a pair of US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers. As the Russian fighter approached, the American strategic bombers adjusted their flight course, moving away and then turning around from the State Border of the Russian Federation.”
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