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The Tupolev Tu-95MS (NATO reporting name "Bear-H"), a strategic bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces, continues to conduct flights near Alaska, demonstrating Russia's commitment to its long-range aviation capabilities.
US and Russian warplanes came face to face in the sky on Thursday after Vladimir Putin sent up two Tu-95MS nuclear bombers over the Bering Sea, near Alaska s western coast.
Two Tu-95MS Russian nuclear bombers 'appeared near the coast of Alaska', with US fighter jets accompanying the warplanes as tensions between the two countries increase