Two U.S. B-52 Stratofortress bombers were intercepted by two Russian SU-27 fighter jets near the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad in the Baltic Sea on Monday (November 25, 2024).

This was revealed by a U.S. official on Tuesday (November 26, 2024).

Reuters reported that the U.S. bombers were in the Baltic Sea region to conduct training with their NATO ally, Finland, which shares a 1,340 km (833-mile) border with Russia, amid escalating tensions stemming from Western support for Ukraine against Russia's invasion.

The interception of the U.S. bombers by Russian fighter jets on Monday occurred just days after Russia launched hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Ukraine last Thursday in response to the U.S. and U.K.'s decision to allow Kyiv to attack Russian territory with advanced Western weaponry.

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