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Russian Air Force MiG-31 fighter jets fly in formation during the Victory Day parade, marking the 73rd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, above Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2018. (Reuters)
Russian Air Force MiG-31 fighter jets. (Reuters)

Russia says it scrambled fighter jet as US bombers approached border

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The Russian defense ministry on Sunday said it had scrambled a MiG-31 fighter jet after the approach of two US B-1B bombers towards the Russian border over the Barents Sea.

The US bombers turned away from the Russian border after the approach of the MiG-31, the ministry said.

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