"To identify air targets and prevent violation of the state border of Russia, two Su-30 fighters from the duty forces of the naval aviation and air defense of the Black Sea Fleet were raised into the air," RIA Novosti reported.

It is noted that the crews of Russian fighters identified aerial targets as two supersonic strategic bombers B-1B of the US Air Force and two KC-135 tanker aircraft and escorted them over the Black Sea.

The state border of the Russian Federation was not violated.

Earlier, the Russian MiG-31 fighter escorted the US Air Force B-1B strategic bomber over the Sea of ​​Japan.