The Russian warship practiced striking a sea target at a distance of more than 900 kilometers. It is currently unknown whether there was a physical rocket launch.
This is reported in the local Ministry of Defense.
The Russian frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Horshkov" conducted training on the use of the hypersonic cruise missile "Zyrkon" through computer simulation. It happened in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean.
The frigate fired a missile strike at a naval target "imitating a hypothetical enemy ship" at a distance of more than 900 kilometers.
"Admiral Horshkov" was accompanied in the exercises by the medium sea tanker "Kama".
The Russian Ministry of Defense also reported that a series of joint exercises with the naval forces of China and South Africa are planned to be held in February off the coast of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa).
- In September 2022, Russia already conducted joint exercises with China and India in the waters and coastal zones of the Seas of Okhotsk and Japan. At that time, 140 aircraft, 60 warships, boats and support vessels took part in the maneuvers, which practiced "defense of maritime communications and areas of maritime economic activity, assistance to ground forces in the coastal direction."