“The crews of two strategic missile carriers Tu-160, during a long-range aviation tactical exercise, flew from the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the Saratov Region, having covered more than 8 thousand km,” the Interfax agency reports.

The flight route passed over the waters of the Arctic Ocean, East Siberian and Kara seas.

“During the event, the crews of Tu-160 aircraft carried out concurrent refueling in the air, as well as missile launches at ground targets at the range in the Komi Republic,” the ministry added.

On August 11, as part of the exercise, two crews of Tu-160 strategic missile carriers flew from the Saratov region to the Anadyr airfield in Chukotka.