Northern Fleet fired cruise missiles during exercises in the Arctic

“The Granit cruise missiles were fired by the crews of the Pyotr Veliky nuclear missile cruiser and the Oryol nuclear submarine missile cruiser.

The Vulcan and Moskit anti-ship missiles fired off the combat crews of the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser and the Admiral Ushakov destroyer, the press service of the fleet quoted Interfax as saying.

In addition, the Bal and Bastion coastal missile systems have practiced firing at sea targets from the coast of the Middle Peninsula and the Arctic island of Alexandra Land.

Earlier it was reported that the Northern Fleet held exercises with the participation of more than 3 thousand servicemen and about 500 units of military equipment in the Murmansk region.

As part of the exercises, the Arctic expeditionary group carried out an offensive operation to defeat the mock enemy in the Kola Arctic.

It was also reported that the special forces of the Northern Fleet held exercises in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.