Two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H Bombers Were 'Positively' Identified In The Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) On Monday

 

Daily Mail: Two USAF F-16s race to intercept two Russian bombers flying near Alaska before escorting them out of air defense zone amid heightened tension with Moscow 

* Two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers were 'positively' identified flying in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Monday 

* Two USAF F-16 jets intercepted it before it could enter American or Canadian airspace, but the planes 'remained in international airspace' 

* NORAD did not see the spotting of the two jets as a 'threat, nor is the activity provocative' 

* The spotting comes as tensions build since Russia invaded Ukraine. 

* The US has provided billions in aid to Ukraine and continues to impose sanctions on Russia 

* Vladimir Putin also recently warned of 'global catastrophe' if NATO troops clash directly with Russia 

The US Air Force intercepted and escorted two Russian bomber jets flying near Alaska as tensions heighten with Moscow. 

The two Tu-95 Bear-H bombers were 'positively' identified flying in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Monday, according to NORAD - a combined defense organization between America and Canada. 

Two USAF F-16 jets intercepted it before it could enter American or Canadian airspace, but the planes 'remained in international airspace.'

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Update: US claims it ‘intercepted’ Russian bombers off Alaska (RT)  

Update #2:  US intercepts two Russian bombers off Alaskan coast, proven no threat (Washington Examiner)

WNU editor: They were in international space.