This was reported in the press service of the Northern Fleet.
“The frigate of the Northern Fleet “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov” under the command of Captain 1st Rank Igor Krokhmal has completed preparations for a long voyage,” TASS reports.
At the end of May, a Zircon hypersonic missile was launched from the Barents Sea as part of testing new types of weapons.
The firing was carried out by the lead frigate of project 22530 "Admiral Gorshkov of the Fleet of the Soviet Union".
The sea target was located in the White Sea at a distance of about 1,000 km.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the target was hit.
On July 31, at a parade in St. Petersburg, Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced that the first Zircon would be put on the ship Admiral Gorshkov.