Russia has denied media reports that an air base in Kyrgyzstan could be used as a forward airfield for refueling and emergency maintenance of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers.
“There are no plans whatsoever to place Tu-95 aircraft at the Kant base,” said Yaroslav Roshchupkin, a spokesman for Russia’s Central Military District.
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