‘WW3 fears' as US forces kill ‘scores’ of RUSSIAN fighters

TENSIONS between the US and Russia could be about to rise after US-led coalition troops killed around 100 fighters in Russia, Bloomberg has reported.

The US has been unable to say how many of the fighters were Russian.

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Flares are fired from a F/A-18C 'Hornet' during a competitive training exercise

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Further complications have been raised with claims that the asset on the base may have been a rogue operation.

US defense secretary Jim Mattis described the situation as “perplexing”, but did not provide more details.

US colonel Thomas Veale said: “Coalition officials were in regular communication with Russian counterparts before, during and after the thwarted, unprovoked attack.

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“Russian officials assured coalition officials they would not engage coalition forces in the vicinity.”

The Kremlin has also refused to comment on reports of Russian casualties.

Former Russian diplomat Vladimir Frolov described the incident as the first major exchange between the two superpowers since the Vietnam War.

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Flares fill the air with thick smoke during the military exercise

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He said: “This is a big scandal and a reason for an acute international crisis.

“But Russia will pretend nothing happened.”