US strategic bomber B-52H © The National Defense Command Center/TASS
Daily Mail: U.S. Air Force bomber is escorted out of Russian air space by fighter jets, country's state TV claims
* Three Russian fighter jets reportedly escorted a United States Air Force bomber after it allegedly approached Russian air space
* The Russian news agency TASS reported that air defense radars on duty spotted a 'target' over the Pacific Ocean that was approaching Russian air space
* Three Sukhoi-35S fighter planes were then deployed and identified the 'target' as a United States Air Force B-52H bomber
* It did not cross into Russian airspace by the time it was rerouted
Three Russian fighter jets escorted a United States Air Force bomber away after it approached Russian air space, the country's news agency has claimed.
According to Russian state news agency TASS, air defense radars on duty in the Eastern Military Region on Sunday spotted a 'target' over the Pacific Ocean that was approaching Russia's airspace.
'In order to identify and escort the foreign plane, three Sukhoi-35S fighter plans of the Eastern Military Regions air defense were scrambled,' the National Defense Command Center told the outlet.
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More News On Reports That Three Russian Fighter Jets Escorted A US B-52 Air Force Bomber As It Approached Russian Airspace
Russian fighters escort strategic US bomber over Pacific Ocean -- TASS
Russian fighter jets escort U.S. Air Force bomber over Pacific Ocean -- UPI
Russian fighter jets escorted US Air Force bomber after it reportedly approached Russian airspace -- CNN
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