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| Russian strategic bombers patrol over Sea of Japan - defense ministry |
| 2022-12-15 |
| [Jpost] Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday that two Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers carried out a seven-hour patrol flight over the Sea of Japan. The bombers - capable of carrying nuclear bombs and nuclear-armed cruise missiles - were accompanied by Russian SU-class fighter jets, the ministry said. Even while bogged down thousands of miles away in its war in Ukraine, Russia has continued to conduct regular strategic bomber flights as a show of strength to its neighbors in the Far East. Last month it carried out joint patrols with China over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. The defense ministry said the latest mission complied with international airspace rules and was part of regular flights over what it called the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 My God! When I was on the Coral Sea in 1999 we had these bombers flying over us!!! WestPac |
| Posted by: Jise Elmeang4932 2022-12-15 21:38 |
| #2 This is certainly unprecedented, at least in the sense of going on since I was a kid. Hell, it's probably the same two Bears. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-12-15 12:08 |
| #1 How to make friends and influence people |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-12-15 10:08 |