US fighters "intercepted" Russian Tu-95 from Alaska

This was reported by the Command of the aerospace defense of North America (NORAD) on Twitter.

Two F-22 and two CF-18 fighter aircraft supported by an E-3 Sentry, a KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-130 Tanker from the NORAD positively identified and intercepted two Tu-95 Bear bombers in the Alaskan and Canadian ADIZ on Aug. 8th. pic.twitter.com/SebmJtMiTu

“Two F-22 fighters and two CF-18 aircraft supported by the Boeing E-3 Sentry long-range radar detection aircraft, the Hercules military transport aircraft C-130 and the KC-135 refueling aircraft detected and intercepted two Tu-95 aircraft in Air Defense Identification Zone of Alaska and Canada, ”the report said.

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense talked about intelligence activity near the borders of Russia in a week.