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| MiG-29 and MiG-31 drove American bombers away from the Russian border |
| 2024-07-22 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighters prevented a pair of US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers from violating the Russian Federation's state border, the Russian Defense Ministry's press service reported on its Telegram channel on July 21 The press release specifies that Russian airspace control systems over the Barents Sea have detected a group of aerial targets approaching the Russian state border. In connection with this, MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighters from the air defense forces on duty were scrambled to identify the aerial target. "The crews of Russian fighters identified the aerial target as a pair of US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers. As the Russian fighters approached, the US strategic bombers turned away from the state border of the Russian Federation," the statement said. The Russian military department clarified that the fighters returned safely to their base airfields and that there were no violations of the state border. As reported by the Regnum news agency , on July 10, a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet drove away a Norwegian Air Force P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft from the Russian border . On June 30, a Su-27P military aircraft pilot intercepted a Danish Air Force F-16 over the Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad region. The Russian aircraft flew close to the intruder and forced it to change course by effectively "rocking" its wings and demonstrating its weapons. On June 28, the Russian Defense Ministry reported an increase in the intensity of flights of American strategic drones over the Black Sea. The department clarified that this indicates greater involvement of the United States and NATO countries in the Ukrainian conflict, and also creates increased risks of a direct clash between the alliance and Russia. |
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