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Russian fighter jets scrambled twice on interception missions in last week

The Russian Defense Ministry said that 40 foreign aircraft conducted reconnaissance near Russian borders in the past week

MOSCOW, January 24. /TASS/. Russian fighter jets have been scrambled twice on interception missions in the last week, the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.

According to the defense ministry, 40 foreign aircraft conducted reconnaissance near Russian borders. The defense ministry said that violations of Russian airspace were prevented.

The defense ministry said that Russian pilots carried out 220 sorties at 86 aerodromes in the past week.