Russian Satellite News Agency reported on October 23 that the Russian National Defense Command Center announced that a MiG-31 fighter took off on October 22 and intercepted and flew a U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance plane over the Bering Sea. No violation of Russian borders is allowed.
The Russian National Defense Command Center stated in the news: "(Russia) found an aerial target approaching Russian borders over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea. In order to identify aerial targets and prevent violations of Russian borders, an air defense aircraft belonging to the Eastern Russian Military District The MiG-31 fighter on duty took off."
U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft
The source pointed out that Russian fighter pilots identified the air target as a U.S. Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and accompanied it over the Bering Sea. After the U.S. military plane turned and left the Russian border, the Russian fighter plane returned to the stationed airport.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also issued news on October 21 that Russian fighter jets intercepted two U.S. Air Force B-1B strategic bombers over the Bering Sea that day. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated in the news: "On October 21, 2020, Russian airspace monitoring equipment found two air targets in the Bering Sea that were approaching the Russian border." MiG-31 and Su-Defense of the Russian Eastern Military District Air Defense Forces were on duty. The 35 fighter jet took off to identify air targets and prevent them from entering Russia.
The source said: "Russian fighter jets have identified the air targets as two B-1B strategic bombers in American space, and accompanied them on the Bering waters."
The Russian army emphasized that after the foreign aircraft left the Russian border, the Russian fighters returned to the station airport smoothly.2020/10
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