Two Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan in strict compliance with international rules, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

"Two Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers of long-range aviation performed a scheduled flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan. The flight lasted about seven hours. Su-35S aircraft of the Aerospace Forces provided fighter support for the flight," the ministry said in a statement.

The Russian strategic bombers conducted their flight "in strict compliance with the international rules of using the airspace," Long-Range Aviation Commander Lieutenant-General Sergey Kobylash stressed.

The crews of Russia’s long-range aircraft "regularly perform flights over the neutral waters of the Arctic, the Northern Atlantic, the Black and Baltic Seas and the Pacific Ocean," the commander said.