Russia’s defense ministry said it had dispatched an Su-35 fighter jet over the Baltic Sea on Monday after two US strategic bombers flew towards Russia’s border but then retreated, Reuters reported.

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“On March 20, two air targets flying in the direction of the state border of the Russian Federation were detected by the radar installations of the air defense forces of the Western Military District serving over the Baltic Sea,” the Ministry of Defense of Moscow reported. This is reported in a Telegram post.

According to him, the targets were US Air Force B52H strategic bombers.

At that time, the Russian agency stated that the Su-35 fighter was lifted off the ground to prevent a violation of the border, and added that “after the departure of the foreign military aircraft from the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian fighter returned to the base.” airfield’.