China News Agency, Moscow, March 30. According to Russian media reports on the 29th, two Russian "Tu160" strategic bombers and two "Tu142" anti-submarine aircraft completed long-range missions.
According to the TASS news agency, on the 29th, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that two Russian "Tu160" strategic bombers completed their missions in the vertical waters of the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea.
According to sources, the two "Tu160" bombers flew for more than 8 hours, during which time the Russian "MiG 31" fighters escorted the bombers.
The news emphasizes that Russian long-range aviation forces regularly fly missions over the high seas of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Black Sea, Baltic Sea and Pacific Ocean.
All flights are carried out in strict accordance with international airspace usage rules.
According to RIA Novosti citing news from the Russian Northern Fleet Press Service on the 29th, two Russian "Tu 142" anti-submarine aircraft completed flying missions in the North Sea (located in the northwest of the European continent and the marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean) and the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
The flight time is 11 hours, and the "Su 33" fighter escorted during the flight.
After the flight, the anti-submarine aircraft returned to the Kipelovo military airport in Vologda region.
According to the Interfax news agency, on the same day, Britain, Belgium, France and other countries all had fighter planes taking off to accompany and intercept Russian planes.
Russian (Soviet) and Western military aircraft flew with each other, and interceptions have occurred from time to time since the beginning of the Cold War.
In recent years, as relations between Russia and Western countries have become tense, the number of such actions by military aircraft of both sides has increased significantly.
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