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US and Swedish jets were intercepted by a Russian Su-27 fighter jet on Monday when they approached the Baltic Sea.
The incident happened near the Russian border where NATO is holding drills, according to news agency TASS.
The jets were escorted to prevent the violation of Russia’s state border, the Defense Ministry said today.
In a statement they added: "On June 10, Russian ground airspace control facilities detected two air targets over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea having approached the state border of the Russian Federation.
"In order to intercept the targets, a Su-27 fighter of Russian Baltic Fleet's Air Defence on-duty forces took off.