Two Tu-160 strategic bombers have completed their flight from central Russia to Venezuela, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

The bombers took off from the Engels air base near the city of Saratov on the Middle Volga river, flew along the southwestern coast of the North American continent and over the Caribbean and landed in Venezuela, according to the ministry.

"The two Tu-160s have covered more than 10,000 kilometers in about 13 hours," the ministry told the Interfax news agency, adding that the flight was the Air Force's routine exercise.

During the flight, the Tu-160s, nicknamed White Swan in Russian Air, were supported by two more strategic bombers, Tu-95MS, which maintained radio contact with them.

Two NATO's F-16 fighters followed them during the flight over Norway.

"All flights of the Air Force have always strictly complied with the international air space rules and do so today," the ministry said.