No border violations have occurred, Russian Ministry of Defense: A Norwegian Air Force patrol aircraft approached the Russian border
On August 23, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement stating that on that day, Russian airspace monitoring equipment detected an aerial target approaching the Russian border over the waters of the Barents Sea. A MiG-29 fighter jet on duty from the Russian Northern Fleet's air defense forces immediately took off to identify the aforementioned targets and prevent them from violating the Russian border. After confirmation, the aerial target is one P-8A "Sea God" patrol aircraft of the Norwegian Air Force.
The statement stated that as Russian military aircraft approached, the aforementioned Norwegian military aircraft turned around and flew away from the Russian border, without any violations of the Russian border. Russian fighter jets strictly abide by international rules regarding the use of neutral waters over the airspace during their flight, and did not enter foreign aircraft routes or approach them in a dangerous manner.