Two Tu-160 missile carriers completed a seven-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea

“Two strategic missile carriers Tu-160 of long-range aviation performed a planned flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea.

Fighter escort was provided by the crews of the MiG-31 aircraft of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Northern Fleet, ”the agency said.

Long-range aviation crews regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean, the ministry recalled.

At the same time, flights are carried out in accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.

In January, Tu-160 strategic missile carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted a 13-hour flight over the Arctic Ocean.