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Russian Planes Launch Cruise Missiles
Tu-260 and Tu-95 strategic rocket carriers successfully launched cruise missiles from a range in northern Russia, assistant to the chief commander of the Russian Air Force Alexander Drobyshevsky told Interfax-AVN news agency on Thursday.
“Two Tu-160 and two Tu-95 airplanes launched cruise missiles in the course of command staff exercises in the long-distance aviation section led by commander of the 37th air army of the Main High Strategic Command Lieut. Gen. Igor Khvorov,” Drobyshevsky said.
The missiles hit their targets precisely,” Drobyshevsky added. He said that the planes were in the air for over ten hours with an in-air refueling. “At the same time, missiles were successfully launched on the Guryanoovo and Emba ranges by six long-range bombers,” Drobyshevsky added.
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