US fighter jets have intercepted four Russian planes near Alaska for the second time this week, the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) announced on Tuesday.
The “routine” interception of the Russian aircraft, which included the TU-95 heavy bomber, SU-30 and SU-35 fighter jets, took place on Tuesday, NORAD said in a statement.
The American jets escorted the rival aircraft away from its airspace. Despite this, “the Russian planes remained in international airspace and did not enter the US or Canadian sovereign airspace.”
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Another interception of Russian airspace had already occurred on Monday morning, with four planes again being spotted near Alaska.
NORAD assured that Tuesday’s interception of Russian aircraft was not connected to the US downing of unidentified flying objects (UFO) several days prior.
