US strategic bombers flew over the Black Sea. This happened during the visit of the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Ukraine.
Two B-1 (Lancer) bombers conducted a mission against naval weapons in integration with NATO allies and partners, the US airline Force said in a statement.
The bombers took off from a US base in Fairford, UK. Before the flight over the Black Sea, they performed air refueling. Austin is visiting Ukraine, Georgia and Romania.
Previously, American bombers flew near the Kaliningrad region. They developed an interaction with American and Lithuanian shooters on simulated ground targets. After the flight, she refueled at the German air base Spangdahl and then returned to Great Britain.