A Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bomber has performed a demonstration flight over the Edelveis practice range in Kyrgyzstan where the final stage of the Interaction-2018 drills of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is underway, TASS reports.
The strategic bomber was accompanied by a pair of Sukhoi Su-30SM multipurpose fighter jets from the Air Force of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the press office of Russia’s Central Military District reported.
The Interaction-2018 drills of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces are underway at the Edelveis practice range in Kyrgyzstan on October 10-13.
The Russian contingent in the Interaction-2018 drills is represented by a separate motorized infantry (mountain) brigade of the Central Military District based in Tuva, the Airborne Force and Special Operations forces.