The Russian military on Wednesday announced the deployments of four nuclear-capable bombers over three major European seas bordering NATO states amid Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s territory this month.
Two Tu-95MS strategic bombers flew over the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea while two Tu-22M3 long-range bombers were sent over the Baltic Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. Moscow said the flights were conducted in ”strict compliance” with international rules for the use of airspace. […]
The German air force confirmed the presence of Russian bombers over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The Luftwaffe scrambled Eurofighter Typhoons stationed in Latvia to intercepted the ”armed” Russian aircraft, before Sweden’s fighter jets took over the NATO air policing mission. Läs artikel