Russian nuclear bombers conducted at least 16 incursions into northwestern American airspace over the past 10 days . US officials says
The Washington Free Beacon reported on Thursday that Tu-95 Russian Bear H heavy bombers prompted the scrambling of US fighter jets on several occasions.
“Over the past week, NORAD has visually identified Russian aircraft operating in and around the US air defense identification zones,” Maj. Beth Smith, spokeswoman for US Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, said.
The flights occurred mostly along the Alaskan air defense identification zone, where foreign militaries must announce flights before entering. The zone covers the Aleutian Islands and Alaska.
A mix of the heavy bombers, Tu-142 Bear F maritime reconnaissance aircraft and one IL-20 intelligence collection aircraft were involved.
The incursions come amid heightened US-Russia tensions over the current crisis in Ukraine.
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