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.

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.

Today, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell described the war in Ukraine as a "laboratory testing ground" for the military capabilities of the European Union from which they can learn and improve their military.

The EU has supplied Kiev with 220,000 artillery ammunition and 1,300 missiles since the start of the war, Josep Borrell revealed.

He added that number of countries, including Poland, have begun training Ukrainian pilots in flying F-16 fighter jets.