Moscow. February 10th. INTERFAX - About ten long-range Tu-22M3 bombers have been relocated to the Amur region as part of the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
"A tactical flight exercise with long-range Tu-22M3 bombers has begun in the Far Eastern long-range aviation unit. As part of the first stage of the exercise, the crews of long-range Tu-22M3 bombers performed relocation from the deployment airfield in the Baikal region to the Amur Region," the report says.
"During the flight, the crews practiced practical bombing of ground targets in the Irkutsk region. The event involved, among others, young pilots who received practical training in piloting techniques, air navigation and combat use of aviation weapons," the ministry added.
According to the military department, up to 10 long-range aircraft will be involved in the exercise.
Earlier on Thursday, the Ministry of Defense announced the start of the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination", which involved management bodies, units and military units of the Eastern Military District, which in a short time regrouped over a distance of about 10 thousand kilometers.
Tu-22M3 aircraft belong to the long-range aviation of the Aerospace Forces, the air component of the Russian nuclear triad.
