Russian strategic Tu-95MS bombers pay visit to Indonesia

5 Dec, 2017 08:23 / Updated 6 years ago

Two Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers and two Ilyushin Il-76MD aircraft of the Russian Air Force have paid a visit to Indonesia, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The planes flew from an airfield in the Amur Region to the Biak airfield in Indonesia, TASS reports. During the flight, the aerial refueling of Tu-95MS aircraft was performed with the help of Il-78 air-to-air refueling tanker aircraft over the waters of the Pacific Ocean.