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- Moscow says it scrambled fighter jets to intercept two US bombers approaching the Russian border.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said two B-52H bombers "withdrew" as the jets approached.
- The B-52H Stratofortress is a long-range heavy bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
Russian fighter jets scrambled to intercept two US Air Force B-52H bombers approaching its border, the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a post on Telegram.
"Russian airspace control systems located a group aerial target over the Barents Sea waters approaching the State border of the Russian Federation," the post said.
MiG-29 and MiG-31 jets were called into action to intercept the bombers and "prevent a violation of the State border."