Four Russian military aircraft—two airplanes and two helicopters—were shot down in Russia’s western Bryansk region near the Ukrainian border on Saturday, 13 May 2023. The lost aircraft—an Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber, an Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jet, and two Mi-8 Hip transport helicopters—were enroute to Ukraine, reportedly, in part to carry out bombing raids.
On Sunday, 14 May 2023, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) disclosed in a written statement that U.S. fighter jets had intercepted six Russian aircraft operating within the boundaries of the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
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