According to the news released by the Russian Ministry of Defense, on August 31, local time, the Russian Baltic Fleet air defense forces discovered three U.S. B-52H strategic bombers operating near the Russian border in the Baltic Sea. Three Russian Su-27 fighters rushed into the air. Fly, and then the US military plane turned and departed away from the Russian border.

The Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that the Russian military aircraft strictly abide by international security regulations during the accompanying flight, and the US military aircraft did not invade Russian airspace.

(Headquarters reporter Xu Hongbo)