Headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Defense
MOSCOW, July 21 — The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that its warplanes intercepted a new approach by two US strategic bombers in its airspace over the Barents Sea.
According to the ministry's statement, Russian MiG-29 and MiG-31 aircraft had to carry out an approach maneuver to approach two US Air Force B-52N bombers this Sunday after “a group of aerial targets were detected approaching the state”. The border of the Russian Federation.
They took a turn
The Ministry of Defense pointed out that as the Russian fighters approached, “US strategic bombers began to withdraw from the airspace bordering the state border of the Russian Federation.”
“Russian planes returned safely to their home airfields and were not allowed to cross the state border of the Russian Federation,” the Russian Defense Ministry added in its statement.
The ministry, on other occasions, pointed out that the flights of Russian fighters “were carried out strictly in accordance with international standards for the use of airspace in neutral waters and respect for security measures”.
The US military has yet to comment on the incident.
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