US EditionRussian bombers carry out 'scheduled' flight north of Scandinavia
Flight lasted over seven hours, involved Russian and foreign fighter escorts, and occurred amid heightened tensions over the Ukraine conflict, according to Russia's Defence Ministry.
- On Dec 25, Russia's Defence Ministry said Tu-95MS strategic bombers carried out a `scheduled` flight over the Barents and Norwegian Seas lasting more than seven hours.
- Moscow said such long-range flights regularly take place in many regions and comply with international law amid high tension over the war in Ukraine and Russia's differing Christmas date.
- Monitoring efforts included NATO scrambles and Russian escorts, with fighter jets of foreign countries and Russian Navy Su-33 fighter jets escorting the Tu-95MS aircraft.
- The bombers flew to Britain's doorstep, signalling proximity to UK approaches, and Tu-95 `Bears` remain a main plank of Putin's nuclear triad as propeller-powered strategic bombers.
- Broader patterns include earlier this month South Korea and Japan criticising Russian and Chinese flights that prompted scrambles, including two Tu-95MS strategic bombers rendezvousing with two Chinese H-6 bombers, used to launch deadly strikes in Ukraine.
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Russian strategic bombings capable of transporting nuclear weapons carried out a flight over the waters of Norway and Barrents, in the Arctic, even on Christmas day, feeding security tensions from northern Europe and strengthening the fears of the Nordic countries about the evolution of the regional geopolitical climate. The announcement was made by the Russian Ministry of Defence. The post of Putin creates panic in the Scandinavian Peninsula of…
Russian bombers flew over an Arctic area, over the seas of Norway and Barents. According to Moscow, this was a "planned" flight, during which fighter aircraft from foreign countries accompanied Russian aircraft. - Russia claims the "planned" flight of a group of bombers north of Scandinavia (International).
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NATO jets scrambled as Russian bombers fly near UK waters on Christmas Day
Russian Tu-95MS nuclear bombers flew over the Norwegian Sea northeast of Scotland on Christmas Day, prompting NATO fighter jets to scramble and monitor the 7-hour flight over neutral waters.
Russian strategic bombers Tu-95 conducted a planned flight over the seas of Norway and Barents, escorted by foreign fighter aircraft, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. ...
The seas of Norway and Barents, in the Arctic, were overflew by Russian bombers, but Russia assures that it was a "planned" flight. However, on Thursday, the Russian Ministry of Defence indicated that this situation led to "hunters from foreign countries" escorting them.Neither the date of these flights from Tu-95, capable of transporting nuclear weapons, nor the countries that deployed their aircraft to monitor them were specified.
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