Pilots and navigators of the long-range aviation unit stationed in the Saratov region performed night flights on Tu-160 strategic missile carriers.

The crews worked out take-offs and landings, flights along the route and in a given zone, as well as elements of interaction with the flight management team in limited visibility and at night.

"The event was held according to the combat training plan of the unit. The peculiarity of this flight shift was that the flights took place at temperatures below minus 20 degrees," said Major General Oleg Pchela, commander of the guard aviation unit.

On the ground, the engineering and technical staff worked out the standards for servicing and preparing aircraft for re-departures at set time intervals.

In total, about 10 sorties were made during the flight shift, more than 20 units of automobile and special equipment of the airfield support battalion were involved.