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According to Russian Defense Ministry, a unit of Russia’s Long-Range Airplanes has started exercises.

A Russian Long-Range Aviation unit has started exercises involving over 20 aircraft, airfields and ranges from Kaluga Region in central Russia to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s Far East, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

“Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers, Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Il-78 refueling tankers are involved”

An air-to-air overhead view of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear aircraft.

This post was published on 4 October 2017 11:47

Maarten Van Den Driessche

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