The Russian Defense Ministry said that two Tu-95MS strategic bombers made a 7-hour sortie over the Sea of Japan.
The ministry added that fighters of the type SU-30 CM And SU-35 C She accompanied the two bombers during their sortie, which lasted regarding 7 hours.
The Ministry of Defense was quoted as saying that the sortie of the two bombers took place in accordance with international law and was conducted over neutral waters.
The sortie comes two days following joint US-Japanese military exercises in the region and coincides with the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Kiev and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Moscow..
Launcher specifications:
- The Tu-95MS bomber can carry up to 15,000 kilograms of weapons, including several different air-to-surface missiles.
- and Tu-95MS four-engine turbofan bomber designed by the Tupolev Bureau.
- The bomber entered service in the year 195.
- The bomber is expected to continue in military service until 2040.
