Russian Aerospace Forces Tu-22M3 long-range bombers completed a…
Russian Aerospace Forces Tu-22M3 long-range bombers completed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
Consensus
- Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers conducted a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
- The flight lasted more than four hours.
- Su-35S fighters from the Russian Aerospace Forces provided escort during the mission.
- On certain segments of the route, foreign country fighter jets accompanied the Russian bombers.
- All flights by Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are conducted in strict compliance with international airspace rules.
- Russian long-range aviation regularly flies over neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, and Baltic Sea.
Points of divergence
- The Russian strategic missile bombers Tu-95MS also conducted a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Japan Sea, lasting more than 11 hours, escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM aircraft. — kommersant
- The flight of the bombers was not unnoticed by other countries in the region. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Ministry of Defense reported Russian bombers flying over the Baltic Sea — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Tu-22M3 bombers flew over the Baltic Sea — Вести
- Russian Aerospace Forces Tu-22M3 bombers completed planned flight over neutral Baltic waters — Минобороны России
- Russian Ministry of Defense reports Tu-22M3 bombers flying over the Baltic — Интерфакс