Russian jets intercept US bombers near Barents Sea border

The Russian Ministry of Defence reports that Russia scrambled its fighter jets to prevent US bombers from breaching the state border. Reuters cited the ministry's statement on Sunday.

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Russia sent its MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighter jets to the border along the Barents Sea. According to information from the Russian Ministry of Defence, these aircraft's main task was to prevent the American strategic bombers B-52 from potentially crossing the state border.

The Barents Sea is in the northwestern part of Russia, to the north of Finland, Sweden, and Norway.

A statement issued by the Russian Ministry of Defence notes that as the Russian fighters approached, the American bombers adjusted their flight course. Subsequently, according to the ministry, they turned back from the state border of the Russian Federation.