Attack with Onyx and Kh-35 missiles: Russian ships of the Pacific and Northern Fleets strike naval targets

Russian Ministry of Defense: The exercises took place as part of the large-scale Ocean-2024 exercises

Warships, submarines and coastal missile systems (BRK) of the Pacific and Northern Fleets launched missile strikes against naval targets of a mock enemy during strategic command and staff exercises "Ocean-2024", which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced earlier during a teleconference. The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video of the shooting.

Missile firing during the "Ocean-2024" exercises

According to the press service of the defense department, missile boats "R-14" and "R-18" fired Moskit cruise missiles in the Sea of Japan. They hit a mock enemy ship. Then the submarine "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky" launched a Kalibr-PL cruise missile.

The corvette of the Pacific Fleet "Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov" struck a target with a Kh-35 cruise missile of the Uran missile system. Another strike with Granit missiles was carried out by the nuclear submarine missile cruiser "Omsk".

Calculations of the BRK "Bastion" and "Bal" of the Pacific Fleet fired "Onyx" and Kh-35 missiles from the coast of the Sea of Japan. In the Barents Sea, the frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Golovko" struck with a Kalibr cruise missile. Objective control of target engagement was provided by the Forpost-R drone.

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