• Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan reports on the arrest of a California woman in Russia for donating money to a Ukrainian charity on ‘Special Report.’
• Russian President Vladimir Putin flies on a nuclear-capable strategic bomber, likely to showcase Russia’s nuclear capabilities.
• Putin took a brief flight on a modernized Tu-160M bomber, codenamed “Blackjacks” by NATO, from a factory runway in Kazan.
• The flight lasted less than an hour, with specifics of the flight path kept secret.
• The Tu-160M is a modernized version of a Cold War-era bomber capable of carrying 12 cruise missiles or 12 short-range nuclear missiles.
• Russia signed a contract in 2018 to purchase 10 modernized Tu-160M nuclear bombers, expected to be delivered by 2027.
• Each bomber costs about $163 million.
• Putin’s flight comes amidst controversy over the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny and ahead of Russia’s presidential race next month.
•It also occurs as Russia’s military continues to occupy territories in Ukraine amid a war nearing its two-year milestone.
