The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that two American strategic B-1B bomber jets were intercepted over the Baltic Sea, EDnews informs via BBC.
The ministry claimed the jets neared the Russian border and added Russia sent a Su-27 aircraft to prevent them from violating the country's airspace.
"After the removal of foreign military aircraft from the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian fighter jet returned to the home airfield," the ministry's National Defense Management Center stated.