Two Russian TU-95MS strategic bombers completed a 17-hour patrol of the neutral waters of the North Sea on Wednesday, the Russian Air Force said. Air Force spokesman Vladimir Drik said the aircraft were followed by six British, Dutch and Danish fighters during their patrol. The long-range bombers were refueled in flight by two IL-78 flying tankers, the Interfax news agency reported. Russian long-range bombers regularly conduct patrol missions over the Arctic, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the Black Sea.