American F-16 fighters intercepted two Russian bombers next to Alaska

The Russian TU-95 did not enter the US and Canada airspace, remaining international. On Tuesday, October 17, the US Air Force fighters shot down and intercepted two strategic bombers of the Russian Federation Tu-95 along with American staff Alaska. This was reported by the North America Air Force Command. As specified, Tu-95 (Bear-H in NATO Classification) entered and operated in the Alaska air defense zone.

However, Russian planes did not go to the sovereign airspace of the United States and Canada, remaining in the international one. "Norad monitors and accurately identifies foreign military aircraft that fall into the air defense zone. Norad regularly monitors the movement of foreign aircraft and, if necessary, accompanies them with air defense," the US command said.

The report states that the NORAD does not consider the activity of the Russian rocket launchers provocative and does not consider it as a threat in the area of ​​recognition of North American air defense. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that two Russian strategic Tu-95MC rocket launchers had implemented a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Pacific, Bering and Okhotsk seas.