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Moscow, August 14 (China News Service) - The Russian Ministry of Defense said on August 14 that two Tu-95MS strategic bombers and two Tu-22M3 strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces Long-Range Aviation completed routine cruise missions over the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. During the flight, foreign military aircraft accompanied them.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on social media on the 14th that two Tu-95MS strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces completed a routine cruise mission over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea, with a flight time of more than 4 hours. The Russian Aerospace Forces dispatched MiG-31 fighters for escort.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the same day that two Tu-22M3 strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces completed a routine cruise mission over neutral waters in the Baltic Sea, with a flight time of about 5 hours. The Russian Aerospace Forces sent Su-30SM and Su-27 fighters to escort them.

The Russian Ministry of Defense pointed out that at certain stages of the cruising flight routes in the neutral waters of the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Baltic Sea, foreign military aircraft escorted Russian strategic bombers.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian Aerospace Forces' long-range aviation regularly carries out cruise flight missions over neutral waters in the Arctic Ocean, the North Atlantic Ocean, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and all flights strictly abide by international regulations on the use of public airspace. (End)