Russia: TU-160 jets perform 15-hour flight over Arctic

Subscribe to our channel! Two Tupolev TU-160 strategic bombers performed more than 15-hour flight over the Arctic, as footage Tupolev TU-160 strategic bombers performed more than 15-hour flight over the Arctic, as footage released by Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday shows. According to the MoD statement, two jets performed the flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean, the Barents Sea, Laptev Sea and Kara Sea. Refueling was carried out in the air amid the flight. According to TU-160 crew captain Aleksander Zheludkov, such long flights have already become routine for pilots. US and Canadian planes also went in the air after Russian jets entered Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone, though, as North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reports, Russian planes remained in “international airspace and did not enter sovereign territory“.