RussianTu-95MS bombers fly 13-hour mission over Bering, Chukchi seas
- All Russian Aerospace Forces flights conducted in strict compliance with international airspace rules, ministry says
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- All Russian Aerospace Forces flights conducted in strict compliance with international airspace rules, ministry says
By Elena Teslova
MOSCOW (AA) - Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers carried out a scheduled flight over neutral waters of the Bering and Chukchi seas, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
The long-range aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces were in the air for more than 13 hours and were refueled in flight, the ministry said in a statement, adding that Su-35S fighter jets provided an escort.
On some legs of the route, the bombers were accompanied by fighter jets from other countries, it added.
Russian long-range aviation crews regularly fly over neutral waters of the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Pacific Ocean, and the Baltic and Black seas, the statement said.
It said all flights by Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are conducted in strict compliance with international rules on the use of airspace.