Russian MiG-31s armed with hypersonic ballistic missiles fly four-hour sortie over Barents Sea during Zapad 2025

Russian MiG-31 fighters equipped with hypersonic ballistic missiles conducted a four-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea on Saturday as part of the Zapad 2025 exercises, Interfax and Reuters reported. The sortie underscores long-duration, weapons-capable operations in the High North.

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