Russia scrambled a Su-35 fighter jet over the Baltic Sea after two US strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border, Moscow said.The incident on Monday followed the downing of a US military drone last Tuesday after it was intercepted by Russian warplanes. It was the first known direct military encounter between Russia and the US since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.Russia's defence ministry said the fighter jet involved in Monday's intercept returned to base after the US bombers turned away, the Reuters news agency reports.
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