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According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the American bombers altered their course and moved away from the Russian border.
Tensions escalated in the air. Russia announced on Sunday that it had scrambled fighter jets, MiG-29s and MiG-31s, to prevent two American strategic bombers from crossing its border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic.
“Russian fighter crews identified the air target as two U.S. Air Force B-52H strategic bombers. As the Russian fighters approached, the bombers corrected their flight path, moving away from and then turning away from the Russian border,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
“The flight of the Russian fighters took place in strict compliance with international rules on the use of airspace over neutral waters and in compliance with security measures,” the Russian press release assures.
Moscow has responded more aggressively to U.S. exercises in recent months
The U.S. military regularly conducts flights over international waters, operations it says are conducted in neutral airspace and in accordance with international law. However, Moscow has responded more aggressively to these exercises in recent months, warning in June that U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea risked leading to a direct military confrontation.
In June, Moscow accused the United States of using its reconnaissance drone flights over the neutral waters of the Black Sea to help Ukraine strike the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula. It claimed that these flights escalated the risk of a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia and announced that its army had been instructed to prepare an operational response.
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According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the American bombers corrected their course and moved away from the Russian border.
Tensions in the air. Russia announced on Sunday that it had scrambled fighter jets, MiG-29s and MiG-31s, to prevent two American strategic bombers from crossing its border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic.
“Russian fighter crews identified the air target as two U.S. Air Force B-52H strategic bombers. As the Russian fighters approached, the bombers corrected their flight path, moving away from and then turning away from the Russian border.”the Russian Defense Ministry said.
“The flight of the Russian fighters took place in strict compliance with international rules on the use of airspace over neutral waters and in compliance with security measures.”assures the Russian press release.
Moscow has responded more aggressively to U.S. exercises in recent months
The U.S. military regularly conducts flights over international waters, operations it says are conducted in neutral airspace and in accordance with international law. But Moscow has responded more aggressively to the exercises in recent months, warning in June that U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea risked leading to a military confrontation. «direct».
In June, Moscow accused the United States of using its reconnaissance drone flights over the neutral waters of the Black Sea to help Ukraine strike the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula. It said the flights increased the risk of a “direct confrontation” between NATO and Russia, and that its army had been instructed to prepare a “operational response”.
