Russian defence intercepts two US strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea

WORLD, March 21 (YPA) – Russia announced that the radar facilities of the Air Defence Forces of the Western Military District detected over the Baltic Sea two air targets flying towards the borders of Russia.

“On March 20, radar facilities of the air defence forces of the Western military district on duty over the Baltic Sea detected two air targets flying in the direction of the Russian Federation’s state border,” the ministry said in a statement

It said the targets were US Air Force B52H strategic bombers.

“A Su-35 fighter jet took to the air in order to prevent a border violation, and after the foreign military aircraft moved away from the Russian Federation state border, the Russian fighter returned to its base airfield, ” the statement read.

According to the ministry, the Su-35’s flight was strictly in line with international rules of the use of airspace.

“No violation of the state border of the Russian Federation was permitted,” it said.

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