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U.S. intercepts Russian, ******** ******** off Alaskan coast

7/24: The Daily Report with John Dickerson

7/24: The Daily Report with John Dickerson

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The U.S. military intercepted several Russian and ******** ******** in international airspace near the coast of Alaska Wednesday.

Two Russian Tu-95s and two ******** H-6s entered what is known as the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, North ********* Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement Wednesday night.

The aircraft were “detected, tracked and intercepted,” NORAD said. They remained in the Alaska ADIZ and did not enter U.S. airspace.

The ******** were intercepted by U.S. F-16 and F-35 fighter jets, along with ********* CF-18s and other support aircraft, a U.S. defense official confirmed to CBS News.  

The official said that this marks the first time ever that Russian and ******** aircraft have jointly entered the Alaska ADIZ, and the first time ******** H-6s have encroached off Alaska.

While the Alaska ADIZ is considered part of international airspace, it is defined as an area where sovereign U.S. airspace ends but “that requires the ready identification of all aircraft in the interest of national security,” according to NORAD.  

The activity from the Russian and ******** ******** was “not seen as a threat,” NORAD noted.

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FTupolev Tu-95 bomber and missile platforms take part in a rehearsal for a 2020 Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Tverskaya Street, Russia on June 20, 2020. 

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In February, the U.S. detected four Russian warplanes flying in the Alaska ADIZ, as was another Russian military aircraft in May 2023.

And in February 2023, Russian warplanes were intercepted there twice in one week. And that same month, a ******** spy balloon was detected near Alaska before eventually making its way across the continental U.S. and being shot down off the coast of South Carolina. 

— Eleanor Watson contributed to this report. 

Faris Tanyos

Faris Tanyos is a news editor for CBSNews.com, where he writes and edits stories and tracks breaking news. He previously worked as a digital news producer at several local news stations up and down the West Coast.

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