Russia Says Intercept US, Swedish Spy Jets Over Baltic Sea

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers fly from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on Aug. 8, 2017. U.S. Air Force/Handout via Reuters

Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, June 11, its Su-27 jet intercepted U.S. and Swedish reconnaissance planes over the Baltic Sea where NATO is holding naval drills Baltops-2019.

“On June 10, Russia airspace control means over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea detected two air targets approaching Russia’s state border,” the ministry said in a statement.