German Air Force, Denmark and Finland fighters raised their fighters to accompany the Tu-160 Russian bombers with a planned flight over the Baltic Sea. Reports about it “Interfax” with reference to the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
The duration of the flight was about eight hours. The ministry assured that Russian rocket mines were flying over neutral waters in strict accordance with the international rules for using airspace.
“In the individual stages of the route, Russian strategic rocket mines accompanied by Eurofighter Typhoon Fighters of German Air Force, F-16 Denmark Air Force, F-18 of the Finnish Air Force,” said in the message.
March 29 reported two strategic Russian tu-160 rockets, which were flying over the Barents and Norwegian seas accompanied by MiG-31 fighters of the Russian Navy. However, reports of escorting other states have not been received.
In November 2017, the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said that Russia increased the intensity of flights of strategic aviation to the level, which was at the USSR.