Six Russian planes were intercepted by US fighter jets near Alaska in international airspace. The planes were turned away from the Russian state border and the Russian fighter jet returned safely to its airbase.
On Monday, Russia scrambled a Su-27 fighter jet over the Baltic Sea to intercept a German and French aircraft that had attempted to violate its airspace. The Russian defense ministry confirmed that the foreign military planes were turned away and the fighter jet returned safely to its airbase.
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