Según Ria Novosti, dos Tu-95M Bear han efectuado una misión de patrulla sobre el Ártico con éxito el pasado 20 de enero. Los Tu-95 M, despegaron de la base de Engels y pasaron 14 horas en el aire siendo vigilados por 4 F-16 de la fuerza aérea Noruega y 2 Tornado Británicos. Los vuelos de los TU-95 se realizaon estrictamente sobre espacio aéreo y aguas internacionales.
Rusia reanudó las patrullas estratégicas sobre el Pacifico, Atlantico, y Ártico en agosto de 2007, según orden directa del entonces presidente Vladimir Putin.
Se cree que el Ártico alberga grandes reservas de gas y petróleo, y está siendo objetos de disputas entre Estados Unidos, Rusia, Canada, Noruega y Dinamarca, a medida que se va reduciendo la superficie helada, debido al calentamiento del planeta.
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According Ria Novosti, Two Russian Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers have successfully carried out a routine patrol flight over the Arctic Ocean, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Tu-95 MS bombers, took off from Engels Airbase, and have successfully completed air patrol tasks. The bombers spent about 14 hours in the air and were shadowed by six NATO aircraft - four F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters from the Norwegian Air Force and two B-45 Tornado strategic bombers from Britain's Air Force.
All flights by Russian aircraft are performed in strict compliance with international law on the use of airspace over neutral waters, without intruding the airspace of other states.
Russia resumed strategic bomber patrol flights over the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic oceans in August 2007, following an order from then-president Vladimir Putin.
The Arctic territories, believed to hold vast untapped oil and gas reserves, have increasingly been at the center of disputes between the United States, Russia, Canada, Norway, and Denmark as rising temperatures lead to a reduction in sea ice.
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