China News Service, March 12th. According to the Russian Satellite Network, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers were flying missions over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Northwest. Japanese fighters attacked them during certain flight stages A companion flight was carried out.
Data map: Russian fighter jets.
The message stated: "The flight time of the two Tu-95MS strategic bombers is more than 9 hours. At individual stages of the route, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighters accompany the Russian strategic bombers."
Russian long-range aviation regularly conducts flights over the high seas of the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Pacific Ocean.
The Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that all flights of the Russian Aerospace Forces are carried out in strict accordance with the rules for the use of international airspace.