Two Russian nuclear deterrent bombers fly over Sea of Japan
Two Russian nuclear deterrent bombers fly over Sea of Japan
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Two Russian nuclear deterrent bombers have flown over the Sea of Japan. The two Russian Tu-95 strategic aircraft conducted a routine flight over the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. The flight, which lasted for more than eight hours, saw the Russian aircraft being escorted by planes from other countries at certain stages, the ministry added.
Strategic bomber planes, which form part of Russia’s nuclear deterrent, have made flights in recent months over the Black and Baltic Seas and in the Arctic. Putin has raised the spectre of a nuclear attack as he wages war in Ukraine. But British and other Nato allies say they have not detected any significant shift in Russia’s nuclear posture which would signal an attack was coming.
China is believed to have warned Russia against using nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Ukraine drones recently struck an oil depot in the city of Engels which supplies an airbase for Russian’s nuclear deterrent strategic bombers, leading the local governor to declare a state of emergency.
In it’s latest intelligence update on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence in London said: “On 8 January 2025, Ukrainian uncrewed aerial systems reportedly struck Kristall oil depot, Russia, 8km from the Engels-2 Airbase. “The strike caused large scale fires within the petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) storage area of the depot, reportedly taking several days to extinguish.”.
