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Russian jets escort US bombers over Baltic Sea

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News Agencies
  • 23 May 23:34

The crew of the Russian fighter jet classified the air targets as two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers.

  • A Russian jets escort US bombers over Baltic Sea
    In this image released by the British Royal Air Force and taken on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, a Royal Air Force Typhoon from No. 11 Squadron (RAF Coningsby), based out of Amari Air Base, Estonia as part of 121 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) intercepts a Russian SU-27, in Estonia (Royal Air Force via AP)

After Russian radars detected two US B-1B bombers over the Baltic Sea flying toward Russian airspace a Russian Su-27 fighter jet to prevent them from entering Russian airspace, the Russian National Defense Control Center revealed.  

"The crew of the Russian fighter jet classified the air targets as two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers … After the foreign military aircraft flew away from the state border of Russia, the Russian fighter returned to its base airfield," the center said.

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