# Russian Tu-22M3 bombers make planned flight over Baltic Sea

https://mins.news/en/item/103101

- TASS, 2026-10-16 12:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2203063

> Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tu-22M3 long-range bombers flew over the Baltic Sea’s neutral waters with Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter support. The flight lasted more than four hours, and foreign-state fighter jets escorted them at some stages.

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