
On August 18th local time, the Russian Defense Department released a message that the Russian TU-95MS strategic bomber had conducted a cruise flight over the neutral sea area of the Barents Sea. The flight duration was more than 4 hours, and the SU-33 fighter accompanied the strategic bomber. The notification stated that other countries’ fighters accompanied during the cruise. The Russian fighters strictly followed the international air space flight use criteria during the flight. (By Zhang Yuyao, the main broadcasting station)