Russian long-range
aircraft perform regular flights over neutral waters of the Arctic, North
Atlantic, Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean.
MOSCOW, February 1.
/TASS/. Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers have performed a 16-hour flight
above the neutral waters of the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Arctic
Ocean, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"The flight assignment
lasted more than 16 hours. During the flight, planes of the long-range aviation
performed aerial refueling," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian long-range
aircraft perform regular flights over neutral waters of the Arctic, North
Atlantic, Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean. All the flights are
carried out in strict compliance with the international rules on the use of
airspace, without violations of other states’ borders.
Earlier in the day,
the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said earlier on Saturday
that it had "identified two Tu-160 Blackjack Russian Bombers entering the
Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020."
"The Russian
aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter United States or
Canadian sovereign airspace," NORAD said in a Twitter post.
NORAD Commander Gen.
Terrence O’Shaughnessy, said the country’s adversaries "continue to flex
their long-range weapons systems and engage in increasingly aggressive
efforts," but assured that North American Aerospace Defense was ready to
defend the US and Canada from any attack.
Source: ITAR-TASS
01-02-2020
