俄罗斯国防部周一表示，俄图-95MS战略轰炸机在白令海和楚科奇海的公海上空执行了计划飞行。
Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers carried out a scheduled flight over neutral waters of the Bering and Chukchi seas, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
国防部在声明中说，俄罗斯航空航天军的远程飞机在空中飞行了13个多小时，并进行了空中加油，苏-35S战斗机提供护航。
The long-range aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces were in the air for more than 13 hours and were refueled in flight, the ministry said in a statement, adding that Su-35S fighter jets provided an escort.
声明补充说，在航线的某些路段，轰炸机由其他国家的战斗机伴飞。
On some legs of the route, the bombers were accompanied by fighter jets from other countries, it added.
声明称，俄罗斯远程航空机组定期在北冰洋、北大西洋、太平洋以及波罗的海和黑海的公海上空飞行。
Russian long-range aviation crews regularly fly over neutral waters of the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Pacific Ocean, and the Baltic and Black seas, the statement said.
声明说，俄罗斯航空航天军飞机的所有飞行均严格遵守国际空域使用规则。
It said all flights by Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are conducted in strict compliance with international rules on the use of airspace.