An F-22 Raptor from the North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepts a Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber in international airspace near Alaska on Oct. 19. NORAD said F-22s intercepted two Tu-95s, as well as a pair of Russian fighters, but that they did not enter American or Canadian airspace. (NORAD)
Reuters: Two Russian strategic bombers make flight near Alaska
MOSCOW, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Two Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers made a scheduled, 10-hour flight over neutral waters near Alaska, the defence ministry said on Friday, a day after President Vladimir Putin complained of western military flights near Russian airspace.
Putin said Western strategic bombers carrying "very serious weapons" were flying within 20 km (12.5 miles) of Russia's borders, in a speech in which he said the West was taking Russia's warnings not to cross its "red lines" too lightly.
"Two Tu-95MS long-range strategic missile carriers conducted a planned flight in the airspace above the neutral waters of the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk," the ministry said in a statement published by news agencies.
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WNU Editor: These flights and exercises usually occur over a few days. Expect more Russian bomber flights near Alaskan waters in the coming days.
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