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Russia says it scrambled fighter jet to intercept two US bombers

By Mike Brest

Published March 21, 2023 4:52pm ET

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Russia says it scrambled fighter jet to intercept two US bombers — A Sukhoi Su-27SKM fighter aircraft fighter jet. (Photo by Dmitriy Pichugin, via Wikimedia Commons)

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it scrambled a fighter jet on Monday in response to two U.S. Air Force B-52H strategic bombers.

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