MOSCOW, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia's strategic bombers and anti-submarine aircraft have conducted routine flights over the Arctic Ocean, the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk, local news reported Saturday.
The Aerospace Forces' Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers and the Navy's Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft have conducted flights over the international waters of the Arctic Ocean, the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk, TASS news agency quoted a statement of the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.
The aircraft were accompanied by the Aerospace Forces' Mikoyan MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft and the Shukhoi Su-35 fighters, the Defense Ministry added.
The bombers and anti-submarine aircraft performed aerial refueling during the flights, said the statement.
The ministry said that the flights are carried out in strict compliance with international rules for the use of airspace, so there is no violation of state borders.
