Russian nuclear-capable TU-160 bombers land in South Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted dozens of leaders of African nations Wednesday at the first-ever Russia-Africa summit while a pair of nuclear-capable bombers made an unprecedented visit to the continent, reflecting Moscow’s new push for influence. Footage from Russia’s Defence Ministry showed two TU-160 strategic fighter planes taking off from an unknown location in Russia, and later landing at the Waterkloof airfield in South Africa. The flight reportedly took more than 13 hours spanning over 11,0