Reports: Russia's long-range bombers approach Alaska during exercise
The Russian air force held a massive exercise that involved strategic bombers flying across the
North Pole and approaching Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and Japan, a top general said Friday.
Lt. Gen. Igor Khvorov, the commander of Russian long-range aviation, said the exercise that began Tuesday and finished Friday had nothing to do with heightening tensions between Russia and Georgia, Russian news reports said. (AP)
