American and Canadian military aircraft were urgently deployed to intercept four Russian warplanes detected near Alaska's coastline.
The incident involved two Tu-95 strategic bombers and two Su-35 fighter aircraft operating within Alaska's air defence identification zone.
The North American Aerospace Defence Command responded by launching multiple assets, including an E-3 surveillance platform, four F-16 fighters and four KC-135 refuelling aircraft.
Whilst the Russian military planes were successfully identified and monitored, they remained within international airspace throughout the encounter.
Norad confirmed that neither American nor Canadian sovereign territory was breached during the incident.
The Russian formation consisted of two Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers accompanied by two Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets.
Norad's response involved deploying an E-3 surveillance aircraft, four F-16 fighter jets, and four KC-135 tankers to identify and intercept the Russian planes.
The organisation said: "The Russian military aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace."
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The incident involved two Tu-95 strategic bombers
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The same day witnessed Hungarian fighter aircraft intercepting five Russian warplanes near Nato airspace above the Baltic Sea.
Hungarian Gripen jets, operating from Lithuania's Siauliai airbase, identified the Russian formation comprising three MiG-31s, one Su-30 and one Su-35 west of Latvia's coastline.
These aerial encounters form part of an escalating pattern of Russian military provocations across Europe.
More than a dozen Russian drones penetrated Polish territory on September 10, with others either crashing or being intercepted, whilst Romania faced a similar breach six days later.
Two Su-35 fighter aircraft were also operating within Alaska's air defence identification zone
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Estonia's airspace was violated by three Russian military jets on September 19, drawing sharp criticism from the Baltic nation's foreign minister who condemned the "brazen" incursion.
Denmark has experienced particular disruption, with suspected drone activity forcing airport closures and causing operational chaos at military installations on Wednesday evening.
Currently, there is no evidence of Russian involvement.
Denmark's defence minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, characterised these incidents as "a hybrid attack using different types of drones."
President Donald Trump met Vladimir Putin last month in Alaska failed to achieve a breakthrough regarding the Ukrainian conflict
| REUTERSRelations between Washington and Moscow have deteriorated significantly since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
President Donald Trump met Vladimir Putin last month in Alaska, hoping to achieve a breakthrough regarding the Ukrainian conflict, but departed without securing his desired ceasefire agreement.
President Trump's rhetoric has since hardened considerably, describing Russia as a "paper tiger" on Tuesday and urging Ukraine to reclaim its lost territories.
He said: "Who knows, maybe even go further than that!"