Rising Tensions: Russian Air Force Intercept US B-1 Bombers

Rising Tensions: Russian Air Force Intercept US B-1 Bombers MiG-31 fighters of the naval aviation of the Pacific Fleet and Su-35s of the Eastern Military District escorted the US Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bomber in the airspace over the waters of the Bering and Okhotsk seas. Russian means of airspace control over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea have detected an air target approaching the state border of the Russian Federation. To identify it and prevent violation of the state border, two MiG-31 fighters from the air defense forces of the Pacific Fleet were raised into the air. The crews of the Russian fighters identified the air target as a US Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bomber. To identify air targets and prevent violation of the state border of the Russian Federation, two Su-30 fighters from the duty forces of naval aviation and air defense of the Black Sea Fleet were raised into the air. The crews of Russian fighters identified air targets as two US Air