The Daily Populous Monday July 22nd, 2024 evening edition
Authored by apnews.com and submitted by No-Pear6585

Russia said Sunday it scrambled fighter jets to intercept two U.S. military long-range bomber aircraft that approached the Russian border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic.

“The crews of the Russian fighters identified the aerial target as a pair of U.S. Air Force B-52H strategic bombers,” Moscow’s defense ministry wrote on the social media platform Telegram, specifying that the planes scrambled were MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighters.

“As the Russian fighters approached, the U.S. strategic bombers turned away from the State Border of the Russian Federation,” the ministry said.

The U.S. routinely carries out flights over international waters. Moscow has recently responded more aggressively to the exercises, accusing the U.S. in June of using its reconnaissance drone flights over neutral waters in the Black Sea to help Ukraine strike Russian-occupied Crimea.

Last month, Moscow warned of a “direct confrontation” between Russia and NATO, and Russia’s defense minister ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, in an apparent warning it may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft.

Washington and Moscow have clashed before over the issue. In March 2023, a Russian Su-27 fighter jet damaged a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, causing it to crash into the Black Sea. It was the first direct clash between Russian and U.S. forces since the Cold War.

A repeat of such a confrontation could further fuel tensions over the war in Ukraine.

Intelligent_Town_910 on July 22nd, 2024 at 09:26 UTC »

As a Norwegian, russia has literally flown bombers at our borders and then turned away at the last second every few months since the 90s. Its incredibly annoying as we have to scramble jets to intercept every time. Im sure other countries like Finland, Baltics and the US deals with this as well.

Obviously russia projects and lies all the time so its most likely a lie, but i hope its true because fuck russia. Every country surrounding russia should start doing this, constantly. If nothing else it stops russian fighter jets from operating in Ukraine.

Bumbooooooo on July 22nd, 2024 at 07:33 UTC »

And? America has to scramble and intercept Russian planes up near Alaska all the time. It's a constant back and forth.

hams4hands on July 22nd, 2024 at 07:05 UTC »

Russia says a lot of stuff.