“The missile was a variant of the Tomahawk cruise missile,” he said.

Earlier it became known that the United States tested a cruise missile prohibited by the INF Treaty.

As noted in the US Department of Defense, the test missile "left the land mobile launcher and hit the target precisely after more than 500 km of flight."

The INF Treaty ceased to operate on August 2. The agreement prohibited rockets with a range of 500 to 5500 km.