Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers conduct scheduled flights over the Baltic Sea.

The flight lasted more than four hours, and at some stages of the flight, the Tu-22M3 long-range bombers were escorted by foreign fighter jets.

Moscow, October 16. /TASS/. Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers conducted a scheduled flight over the international waters of the Baltic Sea together with Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The ministry announced in a statement: Tu-22M3 long-range bombers of the Russian Aerospace Force conducted a planned flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.

The flight lasted more than four hours, and at some stages of the flight, the Tu-22M3 long-range bombers were escorted by foreign fighter jets.

According to the ministry, crews of Russian long-range aircraft regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Pacific, Baltic and Black Seas.

The ministry emphasized: Russian Air Force planes carry out all flights in strict compliance with international airspace usage rules.