Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

12/15/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/15/2021 08:01

Two strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan

15.12.2021 (16:15)

Two Tu-95MS long-range strategic missile carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Okhotsk and Japanese Seas.

Fighter escort was provided by the crews of Su-35S aircraft of the air force and air defence formation of the Eastern Military District.

The duration of the flight was about nine hours.

Long-range aviation crews regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean.

All flights of the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces are carried out in strict accordance with the International rules for the use of airspace.

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