Russian nuclear-capable bombers leave airfield opposite Alaska - Ifax

FILE PHOTO: Russian Tu-160 Supersonic Bomber flies during a military parade marking the Belarus Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko - Copyright VASILY FEDOSENKO(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 16/08/2019 - 13:02•Updated 25/04/2024 - 00:57

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that two of its nuclear-capable TU-160 bombers had left an airfield opposite Alaska after training exercises and returned to their base, Interfax news agency reported.

Russia said on Wednesday it had flown two bombers to a far eastern Russian region opposite Alaska as part of a training exercise that state media said showed Moscow's ability to park nuclear arms on the United States' doorstep.

(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva; Editing by Alison Williams)

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Russian nuclear-capable bombers leave airfield opposite Alaska - Ifax

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