Russian bombers fly near Japan

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Russian bombers fly near Japan
anuary 29, 2014
Jiji Press

MOSCOW (Jiji Press)—Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday two Tu-95 strategic bombers that can carry nuclear missiles have conducted training flights over the Pacific Ocean and the Okhotsk Sea.

The flights led Japan to scramble Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets, but the Russian planes flew over the high seas and did not violate Japanese airspace, the ministry said.

The two Tu-95 bombers flew for more than nine hours after taking off from the Ukrainka air base in the Amur region in Russia’s Far East.

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