Tu-160 missile carriers and Tu-22M3 bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces flew over the waters of three seas. This has been reported Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“The aircraft carried out scheduled flights in the airspace over the Barents, Norway and the neutral waters of the Black Sea,” the ministry said.
The ministry noted that the longest flight exceeded 13 hours. Fighter escort was provided to long-range aircraft.
According to the long-range aviation commander, Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash, quoted by the ministry’s press service.
The flights were carried out in accordance with international rules on the use of airspace. He reminded that Russian pilots make such flights regularly.
Tu-95MS missile carriers in mid-October complete Flight over the Sea of Japan. They were accompanied by Su-35S. It was recorded that the flight lasted approximately 7 hours.
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