Russia says Intercepted US Bomber Planes 'approaching' its Border in Arctic

Monday, July 22, 2024

Russia on Sunday said two US bomber planes had approached its border in the Arctic and that it had scrambled fighter jets to make them turn away.

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... The US military routinely carries out flights over international waters, operations that it says are conducted in neutral airspace and in accordance with international law.

But Moscow has responded more aggressively to the exercises in recent months, warning in June that US drone flights over the Black Sea risked leading to a "direct" military clash.

The Russian defence ministry said it had scrambled fighter jets to intercept an "air target approaching the state border of the Russian Federation". ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-21 07:20 PM | Reply

Happens all the time.

#2 | Posted by madbomber at 2024-07-22 01:06 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

They have been doing it to us for years.

#3 | Posted by bat4255 at 2024-07-22 02:02 PM | Reply

Was the US military checking to see if Russia still had any planes left that could still fly?

#4 | Posted by prius04 at 2024-07-22 02:45 PM | Reply | Funny: 3 | Newsworthy 1

Day ending in a "y". The usual --- for tat stuff.

#5 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-07-22 04:26 PM | Reply

It's a back and forth 'poke and respond' military tactic for 'the day' that it's for keeps.

We poke their air defense and provoke a response, and then they test our own, and we respond.

Rinse and repeat.

It's like they were two 9 year-olds in the back seat of a Mustang, driving to
your mother-in-law's house in Jersey.

Rinse and repeat.

#6 | Posted by Wardog at 2024-07-22 04:29 PM | Reply

Was the US military checking to see if Russia still had any planes left that could still fly?

#4 | POSTED BY PRIUS04

With every flight we deplete their strategic supply of duct tape.

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2024-07-22 08:34 PM | Reply

Looks like onelumperofs^%# is back.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2024-07-22 08:35 PM | Reply

Do not believe anything that Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan or Venezuela says these days. These are all dictatorships that need to collapse.

#10 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2024-07-22 10:41 PM | Reply

Countries can typically claim up to 12 miles offshore as national waters-the distance you could reasonably expect to see something without it being lost to the curvature of the earth. They also claim additional airspace extending out even further. That doesn't mean they legally own it. That's just where they will decide to come up and investigate. Anyone can legally fly there though.

#11 | Posted by madbomber at 2024-07-23 01:14 AM | Reply

As long as Slim Pickens was not the pilot Russia will be just fine.

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-07-23 11:31 AM | Reply