According to reports from Russian media outlets such as TASS and Russian Satellite News Agency, according to a notice released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on August 31st, a MiG-31 fighter jet from the Russian Aerospace Forces urgently took off on the same day to respond to a Norwegian P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft flying towards the Russian border over the Barents Sea. Russian Air Force MiG-31 fighter jet data source: The US "Power" website, Russian Satellite News Agency, quoted the Russian Ministry of Defense as reporting that on the 31st, a Russian radar station discovered an aerial target approaching the Russian border over the Barents Sea. A MiG-31 fighter jet was urgently launched to determine the target and prevent it from violating the Russian border, "the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. The Russian fighter crew subsequently confirmed that the aerial target was the Norwegian Air Force's P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft. According to the report, the Russian Ministry of Defense also clearly stated in the notice that "when Russian fighter jets approached, foreign military aircraft turned around and flew away from the Russian border, without violating the Russian border". The Russian Ministry of Defense also mentioned that the flights of Russian fighter jets strictly comply with international rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters, without crossing air routes or approaching foreign aircraft in danger. NATO aircraft led by the United States often approach the Russian border for reconnaissance activities, which Russia has firmly opposed. On August 23, the Russian National Defense Management Center also released a message that the Russian side used MiG-29 fighter jets to carry out a companion flight against a Norwegian reconnaissance aircraft over the Barents Sea.