A Russian Su-27 fighter escorted two US B-1B strategic bombers flying towards the Russian border over the Baltic Sea. It is noted that Russian radars detected two air targets approaching the state border.
The Russian fighter returned to the home airfield, the Defense Ministry summed up. Earlier it was reported that the Russian fighter from the duty forces for air defense of the Baltic Fleet on May 15 flew to intercept two patrol aircraft of the German Navy and the French Navy, which were discovered over theBaltic Sea.