The US Air Force ejected 4 Russian fighter jets from its airspace near Alaska.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement on Twitter that on February 13, Russian aircraft were spotted, tracked and identified.
These included Tu-95 Bear bombers and Su-35 fighter jets.
Although the Russian planes were in the Alaska Air Defense Zone, it is international airspace.
The US Defense Command said in a statement that the Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter the US or Canada.
According to Airspace Defense Command, such Russian activity in the zone is regular and was not seen as a threat or provocation.
According to Fox News, since 2007, the US has intercepted Russian aircraft 6-7 times a year in North American international airspace.
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