Bombers of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China for the first time carried out joint patrols
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Russia and China for the first time in their stories conducted joint air patrols in the Asia-Pacific region (APR). This was stated by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Defense, on Tuesday, for the first time in history, aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the PLA Air Force conducted a joint air patrol, in which Tu-95MS bombers took part from the Russian side, and Hong-6K from the Chinese side. The Defense Ministry noted that the joint air group included two strategic bomber Tu-95MS and two Chinese "Hun-6K" bomber, which proceeded along the pre-planned route over the waters of the Sea of Japan and East China Seas. cooperation of Russia and China on 2019 year.
On July 23, 2019, the Russian Air Forces and the PLA Air Force conducted the first joint air patrol of aviation in the pacific
- said in a statement the Ministry of Defense.
The Russian military department emphasized that joint patrols of Russian and Chinese bombers took place strictly above neutral waters according to international rules and was not directed against third countries.
Earlier, the entry of Russian and Chinese bombers into the “air defense identification zone” and alleged violation of the airspace by one Russian aircraft was announced at the command of the joint headquarters of South Korea. In response, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that there were no violations of the airspace, and the “air defense zone” is not the internationally recognized airspace of the country. The Chinese Foreign Ministry put it the same way, saying that there were no violations on the part of the Russian and Chinese aircraft.
Ministry of Defense of China
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