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| Russian Tu-95MS bombers flew over the Barents Sea |
| 2024-02-13 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Two Russian strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS completed a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian seas, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on February 12. It is noted that the long-range missile carriers stayed in the airspace for more than five hours, completing their assigned tasks while escorted by a Su-35S fighter. “The flight was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace,” said the commander of long-range aviation, Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash. As Regnum reported, on February 10, two Tu-95MS strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces long-range aviation carried out a scheduled flight near Alaska. The flight lasted over seven hours. The bombers were provided with fighter escort by multi-role Su-30SM. The Russian Ministry of Defense noted that long-range aviation pilots regularly carry out scheduled flights over the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, as well as the Baltic, Black Seas and the Pacific Ocean. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 "Bear shat in woods!" |
| Posted by: Slenter Tingle7962 2024-02-13 17:00 |
| #1 TU-95 "Bear", propeller driven, first flew in 1952. Just exercising... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2024-02-13 09:18 |