TASS informs about this with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"The flight crew performed a non-stop flight from the airfield of their deployment, having covered about 7 thousand kilometers," the defense ministry said.

Also, the Tu-95MS, Tu-22M3, Il-78 are involved in tactical flight exercises.

Within the framework of the exercises, a number of tasks are being worked out, such as the redeployment of aircraft to operational airfields, flights with refueling in the air, and the combat use of aircraft.

Earlier in the Nizhny Novgorod region, night training of tankers took place.