Russia conducts drills involving nuclear-capable bombers
RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Russian Tu-160 bomber taxied before takeoff at an airbase in Russia, today. The Russian military said it has conducted drills involving nuclear-capable strategic bombers firing cruise missiles.
MOSCOW >> Russia’s air force has conducted drills involving its nuclear-capable strategic bombers, the military said today.
The Defense Ministry said that Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic bombers took off from their base in the Saratov region on the Volga River and flew more than about 2,500 miles to launch cruise missiles at practice targets at a firing range in the Arctic.
It said the missiles hit their designated targets.
The drills also involved Tu-95 bombers based in Russia’s Far East.
The Russian military has increased the number and scope of its drills amid tensions with the West.
