Russia Scrambles Fighter Jets to Ward Off US Bombers Over Barents Sea
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia scrambled MiG-29 and MiG-31fighter jets on Sunday morning to chase a pair of US Air Force B-52N bombers away from the Russian border over the Barents Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said.