The Russian airspace control means over the Barents Sea waters detected a group target approaching Russia’s state border, the military agency said in a statement broadcast on its official Telegram channel on Sunday.

In order to identify the aerial target and prevent the violation of the state border of the Russian Federation, MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighters of the air defense service forces were launched into the air, the statement reads.

The note further states that the Russian fighters detected a pair of US Air Force B-52N strategic bombers, which eventually turned around and flew away from the border.

It is stressed that the flight of the Russian fighters was carried out in strict compliance with international rules on the use of airspace over neutral waters with observance of security measures.

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