
March 12 (Reuters) - Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers carried out a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, state-run RIA news agency reported on Wednesday, quoting the defence ministry.
Fighter jets from foreign countries accompanied the Russian planes during certain stages of their flight, which lasted more than four hours, the ministry said, though it did not specify which countries.
Other Baltic littoral states including Finland, Sweden, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are all NATO members.