Tu-160 strategic bombers flew over neutral waters in the Barents and Norwegian seas, the Defense Ministry has said Russian Tu-160 nuclear-capable strategic bombers flew over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian seas, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The mission took place amid tensions between Moscow and NATO over the Ukraine conflict. The aircraft were escorted by MiG-31 fighter jets and conducted mid-air refueling drills during what the ministry described as a routine