MOSCOW, April 3. /TASS/. Two Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers have performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Two Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers of Russia’s long-range aviation have performed a scheduled flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea. The flight lasted over five hours. Sukhoi Su-35S aircraft of the Aerospace Forces provided fighter support for the flight," the statement reads.

The Defense Ministry added that "foreign fighter jets followed the strategic bombers at certain stages of the route."

Long-Range Aviation Commander Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash pointed out that "the flight was conducted in strict compliance with international rules on the use of airspace." "Long-range aircraft crews perform flights over the neutral waters in the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Pacific Ocean on a regular basis," he stressed.