Russia-Ukraine War: US Flies B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Over NATO Countries

Russia-Ukraine War: US Flies B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Over NATO Countries

by Victor Ndubuisi
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The US has flown a B-52 Stratofortress bomber over NATO’s eastern flank as the war between Russia and Ukraine escalates.

In the second weekend of the battle in Ukraine, the US staged the practice alongside German and Romanian military as a show of unity.

The B-52 Stratofortress, the biggest strategic bomber in the US Air Force, took off from RAF Fairford, a Royal Air Force base in England.

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The bomber carried out close air support and integrated mission training in NATO territory, including Romania, where they did further close air support training as part of the bomber task force (BTF) operations, according to a statement from the US Air Forces in Europe.

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CNN reports that the exercise in Romanian airspace put the bombers right on the edge of NATO countries, adjacent to Ukrainian air space.

The Russian Air Force is trying to establish air supremacy in the Ukrainian Air Space as the war rages on between the two neighbours.

“BTF rotations give us a critical opportunity to integrate and train with our allies and partners, especially during this difficult time,” said Gen. Jeff Harrigian, commander of United States Air Forces in Europe, Air Forces Africa, and NATO’s Allied Air Command.

“Training together ensures the defensive power of NATO remains unmatched,” he said.

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Meanwhile, US intelligence said over 200 Russian mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine.

The US and its allies also believe that Russia may deploy more lethal weapons to break down Ukrainian resistance as quickly as possible.

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They warned that there will be more civilians suffering in Ukraine in days to come and also more bombardment from Russia as President Vladimir Putin and his troops look to subdue their next-door neighbours.

 

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