Moscow-Sana
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned of a significant increase in the activities of US strategic bombers near the Russian border.
Today, during talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, Shoigu was quoted by the TASS news agency as saying that US strategic bombers carried out about 30 sorties towards the Russian border during the past month, which represents an increase of 2.5 times compared to the same period last year.
Shoigu pointed out that during the "Global Thand" exercises of the American strategic forces this month, 10 American strategic bombers trained to use nuclear weapons against Russia almost simultaneously from the western and eastern sides, stressing that the minimum distance of American warplanes from the Russian borders was equivalent to 20 kilometers. Just.
On the other hand, Shoigu pointed to the importance of advanced coordination and strengthening of the strategic partnership between Russia and China in the current conditions characterized by increasing geopolitical turmoil and the dangers of conflicts around the world.
It is noteworthy that, during the past months, Russian fighters have intercepted many attempts to violate Russia's borders by NATO spy planes, most of which belong to the United States of America.
