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| Tu-95MS missile carriers flew as planned over the Barents and Norwegian Seas |
| 2026-05-01 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] Tu-95MS missile carriers completed a scheduled flight over the Barents and Norwegian Seas. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on April 30. "Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces' Long-Range Aviation carried out a scheduled flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas. The flight lasted more than seven hours," the department reported. The crews performed in-flight refueling during the flight. Russian Aerospace Forces Su-30SM aircraft provided fighter escort for the missile carriers. At certain stages of the route, Russian aircraft were accompanied by fighter jets from foreign countries. The Ministry of Defense noted that long-range aviation crews regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Baltic, and Black Seas. Russian crews conduct all flights in strict compliance with international airspace regulations. On April 20, two other Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft— Tu-22M3 long-range bombers— conducted a scheduled flight over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. They were escorted by Su-35 crews. The flight lasted over four hours. The following day, ABC News reported that French Rafale jets, Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighters, and fighter jets from Finland, Poland, Denmark, and Romania were dispatched to intercept the Russian aircraft. The Russian aircraft, having completed their mission, turned around and headed back. |
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