国防部的一份声明称，Tu-22M3轰炸机在中性水域上空进行了超过四小时的飞行。
A statement by the Defense Ministry said Tu-22M3 bombers conducted the over-four-hour flight over the neutral waters.
声明称，这些轰炸机得到了俄罗斯航天军Su-35S和Su-30SM战机的护航，并在航线的某些阶段还伴有外国国家的战机。声明未提供有关参与的外国战机所属国家的任何细节。
The bombers, the ministry said, were escorted with Su-35S and Su-30SM aircraft from the Russian Aerospace Forces, also accompanied by fighter jets from foreign nations “at certain stages of the route.”The statement did not provide any details on the countries that had their fighter jets involved.
声明补充称：“俄罗斯航天军的所有飞行都严格遵守国际关于空域使用的规则。”
“All flights by Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are carried out in strict compliance with international rules for the use of airspace,” the statement added.
此次飞行发生在波罗的海地区紧张局势升级之际，莫斯科最近警告称，将对任何直接袭击俄罗斯或试图吞并加里宁格勒的行为使用“所有武器和手段”进行回应。
The flight comes amid heightened tensions in the Baltic Sea region, as Moscow recently warned that it would use “all weapons and means” at its disposal in response to any direct attack on Russia or attempt to annex Kaliningrad.
加里宁格勒是俄罗斯的半飞地，北部和东部毗邻立陶宛，南部接壤波兰，西部和西北部濒临波罗的海。
Kaliningrad is a Russian semi-exclave bordered by Lithuania to the north and east, Poland to the south, and the Baltic Sea to the west and northwest.
该地区是俄罗斯波罗的海舰队司令部所在地，其与白俄罗斯（俄罗斯的亲密盟友）之间最近的点相隔约65公里（40.3英里），这一走廊被称为苏瓦尔基走廊。
The region is home to the headquarters of Russia’s Baltic Fleet and is separated from Belarus, a close ally, by a roughly 65-kilometer (40.3-mile) corridor at its shortest point, known as the Suwalki Gap.