Russian, Chinese bombers carried out joint patrol near Alaska

Russian and Chinese bomber jets carried out a joint patrol over far eastern Russia and the Bering Sea near Alaska, Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday.

"An aviation group made up of Russian space forces' Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers and the Chinese air force's Xian H-6 strategic bombers carried out an aerial patrol over the Chukchi and Bering Seas and the north Pacific Ocean," it said, adding that the patrol lasted over five hours.

AFP