Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept two US&nbsp;bombers and a drone which approached Russia's northern and southern borders on Tuesday (Oct 24), the Russian Defence Ministry reported.

According to the ministry, two US&nbsp;B-1B strategic bombers approached the border over the Baltic Sea and a Global Hawk drone approached the border over the Black Sea.

As with the fighter jets, a single Su-37 approached in both cases and the US&nbsp;bombers and the drone pivoted away from the Russian border, the ministry said.

Similar encounters have been regularly reported in recent weeks by Russia.

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A Russian Su-27 military aircraft dumps fuel while flying by a US Air Force MQ-9 "Reaper" drone over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023 in this still image taken from handout video released by the Pentagon. 

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Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept two US bombers and a drone which approached Russia's northern and southern borders on Tuesday (Oct 24), the Russian Defence Ministry reported. According to the ministry, two US B-1B strategic bombers approached the border over the Baltic Sea and a Global Hawk drone approached the border over the Black Sea. As with the fighter...

Russia sends fighter jets as 2 US bombers, drone approach its border