MOSCOW, October 25. /TASS/. MiG-31 fighter jets carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles are ready for aerial patrols over the Black Sea, a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS on Wednesday.

"In fulfillment of the political decision by the country’s leadership, MiG-31 aircraft with Kinzhal missiles are ready for patrolling in the airspace over the Black Sea and are just waiting for an order to come," the source said.

TASS has no official confirmation of this information yet.

MiG-31 aircraft carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles will be escorted by Su-27 fighters in aerial patrols, the source specified.

On October 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had handed down instructions to the Aerospace Forces to start constant aerial patrols by aircraft armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles over the Black Sea.