Russia scrambled jets to intercept U.S. planes over Barents Sea

MOSCOW, Russia: In a tense encounter, Russia reported on July 21 that it scrambled fighter jets to intercept two U.S. military long-range bomber aircraft approaching its border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic.

"The crews of the Russian fighters identified the aerial target as a pair of U.S. Air Force B-52H strategic bombers," Moscow's defense ministry wrote on the social media platform Telegram, specifying t