KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's military warned early Thursday that a group of Russian bombers had taken off from a base in Russia, posing a threat of missile strikes.
"The takeoff of several Tu-95MS from Olenya airfield (Murmansk region, Russian Federation) was recorded," Ukraine's Air Force said in a Telegram post.
The air force had also reported the takeoff of the strategic bombers, which date back to the Soviet era, earlier this month and in January.
At the end of December, Russia used the planes to carry out a wave of strikes across Ukrainian cities, including the capital, which killed 39 people.