Russia scrambled two Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to escort a pair of US B-1B strategic bombers over the Black Sea, Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday, an incident that coincided with a visit to the region by the US secretary of defense. The supersonic US Cold war-era planes were originally …
Read More »Three Russian fighter jets escort US bomber in Pacific Ocean – RIA
Three Russian SU-35S fighter jets have escorted a U.S. B-52H strategic bomber which was approaching Russia’s border in the Pacific Ocean, RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing Moscow’s Defence Ministry. It said the bomber had subsequently moved away from the border, while the Russian jets had returned to their …
Read More »11 Taliban Members Killed in US Airstrike as Fighters Sweep Afghan Provinces, Thousands Flee
At least 11 Taliban members were killed in a B-52 airstrike by US forces in Kapisa province’s Nijrab district on Tuesday morning, TOLO News quoted a provincial police spokesman as saying. By Tuesday, the Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals following a blitz across the north that …
Read More »Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort US bomber – reports
The Russian military scrambled a Su-27 fighter jet to accompany a U.S. B-52H bomber over the Baltic Sea, Russian news agencies reported, citing the military. They said the bomber has not violated the Russian airspace.
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