Russian MiG-31K fighters with Kinzhal missiles were transferred to Khmeimim airfield in Syria. and Tu-22M3 bombers. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The report indicates that the aircraft will be involved in military exercises of the Navy inter-naval grouping in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea.
According to the Ministry of Defense, Russian Aerospace Force crews have traveled more than 1,500 kilometers from their deployment points.
Earlier it was reported that groups of aircraft carriers and ships of the North Atlantic Alliance have been discovered in the Mediterranean. According to the media, they were accompanied by attack ships and support ships.
Last Saturday, more than 30 ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation participated in large-scale military exercises.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has previously called terrorism “tantrums” about lessons from Russia.