Putin challenges NATO with flight of several Russian nuclear bombers and fighters over northern Scandinavia

Russia’s new challenge to NATO. Tu-95MS strategic bombers Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a patrol mission over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, in northern Scandinavia, as the Russian Defense Ministry reported this Thursday.

“The Tu-95MS long-range strategic bombers carried out a regular flight in the airspace above the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas. The duration of the flight was more than seven hours“, said the Defense in a statement published accompanied by a video on Telegram.

The Russian military command said that at certain stages of the missile bombers’ route, they were monitored by fighters from other countries.

During their mission, the Tu-95MS were escorted by Russian Navy Su-33 fightersadds the press release.

“All flights of the Russian Aerospace Forces are carried out in strict compliance with international standards for the use of airspace,” Defense emphasized.

Russian strategic aviation, consisting of Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 bombers, regularly carries out patrol flights on the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Black and Baltic Seas, Pacific Ocean and others.

A Russian plane over the Baltic

In addition, several Polish fighters intercepted and escorted a Russian reconnaissance plane which had approached Polish airspace above the Baltic Sea this Thursday.

“This morning, over the international waters of the Baltic Sea, Polish fighters intercepted, visually identified and escorted out of their area of ​​​​responsibility a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near the borders of Polish airspace,” the operational command of the Polish Armed Forces reported in X.

Furthermore, the military institution added that during this morning objects were observed entering Polish airspace from Belarus, probably balloons used by tobacco traffickers and moved by the wind.

“The flight of all objects was constantly monitored by radar systems. To ensure safety, “Part of the airspace above the Podlaskie Voivodeship has been temporarily closed to civilian traffic.”added the operational command.