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The incident comes just days after tensions heightened between Russia and NATO amid the Kremlin's war on Ukraine after a Russian missile came close to entering NATO member Romania's airspace.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which intercepted four Russian aircraft on Monday, said Wednesday it is holding a planned “air defense” exercise.
Two fighters and a recon aircraft approached from Kaliningrad.
Full developments of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
Four Russian aircraft, including a TU-95 BEARH-H and SU-35 fighter jet, were intercepted over the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday.