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Russian Strategic Bombers Stay Airborne for Some 10 Hours Over Arctic Seas
Russian Strategic Bombers Stay Airborne for Some 10 Hours Over Arctic Seas
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A pair of Tu-160 strategic bombers stayed airborne for over 10 hours during a scheduled flight over two marginal Arctic seas, the Russian... 31.10.2018, Sputnik International
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Russian Strategic Bombers Stay Airborne for Some 10 Hours Over Arctic Seas
22:06 GMT 31.10.2018 (Updated: 19:07 GMT 03.11.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A pair of Tu-160 strategic bombers stayed airborne for over 10 hours during a scheduled flight over two marginal Arctic seas, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
"The Russian planes were shadowed by Norwegian F-16s during some stages of their flight. The Russian Aerospace Forces’ planes then flew back to their base," the statement read.
31 October 2018, 11:36 GMT
The military stressed that the flight over neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas was conducted in strict compliance with international rules and without any trespasses.
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Russian military aircraft routinely carry out long-haul flights over international waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans, as well as over the Black and Caspian Seas.
