Russia 'to resume long-range bomber patrols'
President Vladimir Putin today said he had ordered the Russian military to resume regular long-range flights of strategic bombers, news agencies reported.
“I have made a decision to resume regular flights of Russian strategic aviation,” Putin was quoted as saying by Russian agencies
He said a halt in long-range bombers’ flights after the Soviet collapse had affected Russia’s security as other nations had continued such missions – a oblique reference to the United States.
