Russian strategic bombers conduct over 7-hour flight near Alaska

Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers conduct a scheduled flight over neutral waters in the Bering Sea, near Alaska’s western coast

The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that two Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers conducted a flight over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea off the western coast of Alaska.

The flight lasted over seven hours and Su-30SM fighter jets accompanied the missile carrier planes, the company said in a statement.

“Two Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers of the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) performed a planned flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea, near the western coast of Alaska. The flight duration was more than seven hours. The escort was provided by the crews of Su-30SM fighter jets,” it said.

The ministry emphasized that the flight was carried out “in strict accordance with the international rules for the use of airspace.”

Source: AA

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