The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 24th that two Tu-160 long-range strategic bombers of the Russian army completed their routine cruises in the neutral waters of the Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea. The news said that the two bombers had cruised for about 13 hours and were escorted by Omig-31 fighter planes, during which they refueled in the air. The Russian Defense Ministry did not specify the specific time of the cruise. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russian military aircraft regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Pacific, Black Sea and Baltic Sea, and the relevant flights strictly abide by the rules for the use of international airspace. (Outlook New Times)