“Two strategic missile carriers Tu-160 long-range aviation performed a planned flight in airspace over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian seas,” they said.

The missile carriers were accompanied by MiG-31 aircraft of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Northern Fleet, writes TASS.

In September, two Tu-160 long-range aviation performed a planned flight in airspace over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, accompanied by Su-35S and Su-27 fighters.

Last year, Russian bombers set a world record for the range and duration of non-stop flights for aircraft of this class: the pilots were in the air for more than 25 hours, having covered over 20 thousand km.