RIA: Russia sends fighter jet as two US bombers approach its border

24 Oct 2023 • 10:51 PM MYT
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MOSCOW, Oct 24 — Russia scrambled an Su-27 fighter jet after two US B-1B strategic bombers approached its border over the Baltic Sea, Russian state news agency RIA reported today, citing the Defence Ministry.

As the fighter jet approached, the US bombers “performed a U-turn” away from the Russian border, the Defence Ministry said. — Reuters