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Russian, Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over Pacific
By Associated Press
Dec 02, 2022 12:10 am

MOSCOW: Russian and Chinese strategic bombers on Wednesday flew a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties between the two countries.

The Russian Defense Ministry said the Tu-95 bombers of the Russian air force and the Chinese H-6K bombers flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea during an eight-hour mission.

FRIGID FLIGHT This handout photo released on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 shows a Tu-95 strategic bomber of the Russian air force taxiing before takeoff for a joint air patrol with Chinese bombers at an airbase in an unspecified location in Russia. RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE PHOTO VIA AP

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