2 minutes agoTwo Russian bombers fly near Alaska
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(2 years ago)Russia said Wednesday that two of its strategic bombers, Tu-95 MC, they flew over the waters near the American state, Alaska, but added that they stayed within international space. Tu-95, known as the bears from NATO, flew for about nine hours, accompanied by SU-30SM warplanes. They flew over the Bering Sea, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. [...]
Russia said Wednesday that two of its strategic bombers, Tu-95 MC, they flew over the waters near the American state, Alaska, but added that they stayed within international space.
Tu-95, known as the bears from NATO, flew for about nine hours, accompanied by SU-30SM warplanes. They flew over the Bering Sea, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.
The flight was carried out in full accordance with international regulations for the use of air space”, said General Sergei Jobylas, commander of Russian aviation.
North American Airspace Protection Command (NORDA) said it spotted four Russian fighter aircraft flying to Alaska Air Protection Zone (ADIZ).
The Russian “Avion stayed within international airspace and did not enter American sovereign space or Canadian”, NORAD said in a communiqué.
Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, in 2007 restored the Soviet-era practice of sending strategic bombers regularly for patrol across Russia's borders.
