Two Russian Tu-160 bombers were sent to the area close to US border as part of tactical drills

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Tu-160 ‘White Swans’ were sent to the town of Anadyr in Chukotka as part of tactical drills which also involve Tu-95MS strategic bombers.

Two Russian Tu-160 heavy strategic bombers have been repositioned to an airfield in Anadyr, the country’s easternmost town in the Chukotka Peninsula, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. This reported by Sputnik.

The ministry said that each aircraft had covered over 6,000 kilometres in just over eight hours before landing in Anadyr, not far from the US border.

The two bombers were deployed to Chukotka as part of ongoing tactical exercises that will last till the end of the week, defence officials noted. Taking part in the drills are about ten planes, including the Tu-160s, Tu-95MS bombers, and IL-78 air-to-air refuelling tankers.

The Tu-160s made their first-ever landing in Anadyr a year ago during similar drills.

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