Russian nuclear-capable bombers fly close to Alaska coast, TASS reports

PHOTO CAPTION: A Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bomber is seen as it is intercepted by a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor on June 9, 2020. (Courtesy photo by North American Aerospace Defense Command via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two Russian TU-95MS nuclear-capable strategic bombers have carried out a flight over the Bering Sea's neutral waters near the western coast of Alaska, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Tuesday, citing the Defence Ministry.

The ministry was cited as saying the flight had been carried out in accordance with international rules and that the bombers had been escorted by fighter jets.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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