Russian strategic bombers flying missions over three oceans, Black Sea

MOSCOW. Oct 16 (Interfax-ФМТ) - About ten Russian strategic aviation aircraft will be flying patrol missions over the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the Black Sea with mid-air refueling on Tuesday.

"The bombers will remain in the air from eight to 16 hours each," top spokesman for the Russian Air Force Col. Alexander Drobyshevsky told Interfax-AVN.