China News Service, March 4th. According to the Russian satellite network quoted by the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation, on March 3 local time, two B1-B strategic bombers of the U.S. Air Force approached the Russian border over the Baltic Sea, and the Russian army sent Soviet- The 27 fighter took off and intercepted.
Data map: US B-1B bomber formation.
According to reports, the source pointed out that “on March 3, 2021, Russian airspace monitoring equipment found two air targets approaching the Russian border over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. The Su-27 fighter planes of the Russian Western Military Region’s air defense force were responsible for combat readiness and duty. Immediately lifted off, went to verify and intercept."
After verification, it was identified that the target was a US Air Force B1-B strategic bomber, and the Su-27 fighter jet subsequently flew the US bomber over the Baltic Sea.
The Russian National Defense Management Center pointed out that "After the foreign military aircraft flew away from the Russian border, the Russian military aircraft returned to the station airport."
The center stated that the Su-27 fighter jets strictly abided by the rules for the use of international airspace during the entire flight.
In addition, there was no violation of Russian airspace that day.