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[Text/Observer.com Wang Shichun] The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 30 that two Tu-95MS strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces Long-Range Aviation Force conducted a routine flight over the neutral waters of the Sea of ​​Japan, with a flight time of more than 10 hours. Russian Su-35 and Su-30SM fighters provided escort. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that foreign fighters accompanied the Tu-95MS strategic bombers in certain sections of their flight.

Then on July 31, the Japanese Joint Staff Office announced that Russian bombers andfighterThe Russian bombers approached Japan three times, and fighter jets from the Central Air Force of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and other units took off urgently to deal with the Russian fighter jets. In addition, the Japanese side did not release the footage of the Russian bombers this time.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that this routine flight strictly complied with the rules for the use of international airspace. Russian strategic bombers flew over the neutral waters of the Sea of ​​Japan in January and April this year. Russian long-range aviation pilots regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean.

On the same day, the Japanese Joint Staff Office released a message confirming that Russian strategic bombers approached Japan three times. The Joint Staff Office stated that from the morning to the afternoon of July 30, two Russian Tu-95 bombers and two fighter jets flew from the mainland, flew eastward over the Sea of ​​Japan, and then changed direction in the waters of Oki County, Shimane Prefecture, and returned north to the mainland.

Shortly afterwards, two Russian Tu-95 bombers and two fighter jets flew again from the direction of the mainland, heading eastward from the west of Hokkaido toward Japanese airspace. After turning north over the waters of Okushiri Island in Hokkaido, they flew along the vicinity of Japanese airspace, turned over the waters of Cape Kamui in Hokkaido, and headed west back toward the mainland.

In the afternoon, two Tu-95 bombers and two fighter jets flew from the mainland again, heading southeast, heading straight for Japanese airspace, turning around the waters of Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, and then heading northwest back to the mainland. In addition to these four military aircraft, a presumed Russian aircraft was also confirmed to be flying in the same airspace.

Fighter jets from the Central Air Area Command of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and others took off urgently to deal with the Russian army.

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