"Joint activities of the air force and air defence of Russia and Belarus continues. Today, on November 11, two strategic missile carriers Tu-160 of the Russian aerospace forces carried out patrols in the airspace Belarus, during which the issues of their fighter cover of Su-30cm aircraft of the Belarus air force were worked out," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry added that the patrol was carried out "in order to ensure the security of the Union State" and is not directed against other countries.