We may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Moscow sent the bombers on a practice mission over Belarus. Russian long-range bombers patrolled the skies over Belarus. The move strengthens the close defence ties between the two allies as tensions with the West escalate.
The Russian Defence Ministry said yesterday that two Tu 22 M 3 aircraft flew a four-hour mission to practice performing joint tasks with the Belarusian air force and air defence Belarus sent its own Su 30 fighter jets to act as escorts for Russian bombers. Moscow supplied its ally with these fighter jets. There are concerns for the sovereignty of Ukraine after Russian troops build up near the border.
Kyiv has raised fears of a possible invasion in the new year. Moscow hasn't announced plans for such an attack in 2022. Ukraine wants the West to provide security guarantees, although these exclude NATO's expansion into Ukraine and the deployment of the alliance's weapons there. The news comes after the EU accused Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko of encouraging illegal border crossings into neighbouring Poland. READ MORE: Covid horror as anOTHER new variant discovered in France
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