Russian military aircraft again tested North American defences on Wednesday, even as Moscow steps up incursions across Eastern Europe. According to the joint US-Canada North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad), two Russian Tu-95 heavy bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets entered the Alaskan Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Norad said it scrambled F-16 fighters, E-3 airborne early warning and control aircraft and KC-135 tankers to track and identify the Russian planes. It emphasised that the aircraft remained in international airspace and did not cross into US or Canadian sovereign territory.

“The Russian military aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and

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