Several Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets were intercepted by North American air defense forces as they flew over international airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said, in routine incidents unrelated to tensions over the war in Ukraine.
The aircraft, which were identified on Monday, did not enter U.S. or Canadian airspace and did not pose a threat, the joint US-Canadian center said in a statement dated Feb. 14.
