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| Tu-95 missile carriers completed a scheduled flight over the Sea of Japan |
| 2025-08-20 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The strategic missile carriers of the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces Tu-95MS conducted a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan. This was reported on Tuesday, August 19, by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The flight lasted more than six hours. “Fighter escort was provided by the crews of Su-35S and Su-30SM aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces,” notes the publication posted on the ministry’s Telegram channel. The military department added that Russian long-range aviation regularly conducts flights over neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Black and Baltic Seas. All flights of Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are conducted in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace, the Defense Ministry added. The day before, two Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers carried out a scheduled patrol over the Barents Sea. During the flight, they were accompanied by Su-33 fighters of the Russian Navy. |
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