<p>Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that it scrambled fighter jets to escort two United States strategic bomber planes away from the Russian border as they flew over the Baltic Sea.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/japan-says-scrambled-jets-after-russian-planes-seen-off-coasts-1221859.html" target="_blank">Japan says scrambled jets after Russian planes seen off coasts</a></strong></p>.<p>"The crew of the Russian fighter aircraft identified the aerial targets as two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers," it said in a statement.</p>.<p>The US aircraft did not cross the border and the fighter jets returned to their home airfield, it added.</p>
<p>Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that it scrambled fighter jets to escort two United States strategic bomber planes away from the Russian border as they flew over the Baltic Sea.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/japan-says-scrambled-jets-after-russian-planes-seen-off-coasts-1221859.html" target="_blank">Japan says scrambled jets after Russian planes seen off coasts</a></strong></p>.<p>"The crew of the Russian fighter aircraft identified the aerial targets as two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers," it said in a statement.</p>.<p>The US aircraft did not cross the border and the fighter jets returned to their home airfield, it added.</p>