A new missile system was deployed off the coast of Crimea before Putin's eyes.
Today, Black Sea Fleet ships and the Northern Fleet's missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov (the headquarters was located on board) fired Kalibr cruise missiles and a Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missile off the coast of Crimea .
The exercises were observed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived from Istanbul, where the launch ceremony of the Turkish Stream pipeline took place the day before.
From the Black Sea Fleet, the frigates “Admiral Grigorovich”, “Admiral Makarov”, small missile ships and missile boats “Orekhovo-Zuevo”, “Naberezhnye Chelny”, “Ivanovets”, large landing ships “Tsezar Kunikov” and “Azov” were involved in the maneuvers. , patrol ships "Dmitry Rogachev" and "Vasily Bykov", the submarine "Kolpino", small anti-submarine ships and sea minesweepers.
From the Northern Fleet - the missile cruiser "Marshal Ustinov", on board which was the camp headquarters, and the large anti-submarine ship "Vice Admiral Kulakov".
During practical aviation operations, a pair of MiG-31K fighters carried out live fire with a Kinzhal missile at a target at one of the training grounds, the Kremlin press service reports.
The crews of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich, the small missile ship Orekhovo-Zuyevo, and the submarine Kolpino launched Kalibr missiles from the surface and submerged. The crews of the missile boats Ivanovets and Naberezhnye Chelny fired Moskit anti-ship missiles. Combat crews of the Black Sea Fleet's Utes coastal missile system launched two missiles at targets simulating enemy ships, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
In addition, the crews of Su-30SM multirole fighters, Su-24M front-line bombers and Tu-95 strategic missile-carrying bombers took part in the exercise.
English version :: Read in English The newest missile system was deployed off the coast of Crimea before Putin's eyes.