NATO Fighters Escorted Russia's Tu-160s Over Baltic Sea - Russian Defense Ministry
Umer Jamshaid Published September 21, 2021 | 07:58 PM
Two Russian strategic bombers Tu-160 flew over the Baltic Sea, at some point they were escorted by NATO fighters, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Tuesday
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st September, 2021) Two Russian strategic bombers Tu-160 flew over the Baltic Sea, at some point they were escorted by NATO fighters, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Tuesday.
"Two strategic missile carriers Tu-160 of the Long-Range Aviation performed a planned flight in airspace over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
The flight duration was about eight hours," the ministry said.
It noted that at certain stages of the route, Russian aircraft were accompanied by F-16 fighters of Italy and Denmark, F-18 of Finland, Saab JAS-39 Gripen of Sweden and other aircraft of foreign countries.
The fighter escort of the Tu-160 was provided by the Su-35S of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Western Military District and the Su-27 of the Baltic Fleet Naval Aviation.
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