US EditionRussian Bombers Fly Near UK on Christmas, NATO Responds
Russian bombers flew a planned over-seven-hour mission near UK waters, escorted by foreign fighters, prompting NATO to scramble jets amid heightened Ukraine conflict tensions.
- 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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NATO fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian strategic bombers that flew near British waters on Christmas Day, causing concern in military and diplomatic circles in Western Europe. The Russian Tu-95MS bombers, which have the capacity to carry nuclear weapons, were sent on a long flight over the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea, north of Scotland, close to British airspace, themirror reports. The type of aircraft is often used by Russia for …
An unusual Christmas greeting from Moscow: Russian long-range bombers flew across the north of Britain and the Norwegian waters on December 25. NATO fighter jets had to climb up to monitor and disembark the aircraft. Experts see the maneuver as a clear demonstration of power near western flight routes. According to the British "Mirror", the planes were Tu-95MS, the so-called "bears", strategic nuclear bombers that are part of Putin's nuclear tri…
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