Last week two Russian Tupolev TU-95 Bear bombers entered international airspace controlled by the Irish Aviation Authority off Ireland’s west coast on two occasions. Russian embassy in Dublin: the two Russian aircraft were carrying out a “routine training mission” in the North Atlantic. File photograph: Brian Lawless/PA“The growth of the Russian embassy in Dublin is not a coincidence. Lieut Gen Hodges said the Irish Government “should be raising hell” about the Russian flights “in every available venue”, including the United Nations. The Russian aircraft were identified as Tupolev TU-95 ‘Bear’ bombers, which are also deployed as long-range maritime patrol planes.

Source: The Irish Times March 18, 2020 00:22 UTC