China News Service, July 15th. According to a report from the Russian Satellite Network, the Russian Federation’s National Defense Command Center reported that on the 15th, four Russian fighter planes had accompany three U.S. Air Force bombers approaching Russian airspace over the Bering Sea. fly.
The press release pointed out that on July 15, the Russian airspace surveillance equipment found three aerial targets approaching the Russian border over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea.
According to the news, "In order to stop the violation of national borders, the MiG-31 and Su-35 fighters were launched in two batches of four."
According to reports, the Russian fighter planes carried out a companion flight to the US Air Force B-52H strategic bomber over the Bering waters.
The source added that “the borders of the Russian Federation have not been violated.”
The Russian side stated that the flight of Russian fighter jets strictly abides by the rules for the use of international airspace.