Russian warship launches supersonic cruise missile in the Black Sea during live fire exercise ahead of arrival of British frigate and destroyer

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Putin fires warning to the West: Russian warship launches supersonic cruise missile in the Black Sea during live fire exercise ahead of arrival of British frigate and destroyer following his climbdown in Crimea​

• Russian cruiser Moskva fired the Vulkan missile from its Basalt missile system
• A surface target was hit at a distance of 19 miles after foreign ships were blocked
• It comes before the arrival of two Royal Navy warships amid tension in Ukraine

Russia has launched a supersonic cruise missile in the Black Sea in a live fire exercise coinciding with the first visit by a US Legend-class national security cutter in 13 years.

The Vulkan firing comes shortly before the arrival of two Royal Navy warships amid deep tension in Ukraine over fears of a Russian invasion.


The Black Sea fleet said the Russian cruiser Moskva 'fired the Vulkan missile from the vessel's main Basalt missile system for the first time in modern history'.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...live-fire-exercise.html#v-8790555749152502461

Russia has launched a supersonic cruise missile in the Black Sea in a live fire exercise coinciding with the first visit by a US Legend-class national security cutter in 13 years

Russian warship fires supersonic cruise missile in Black Sea exercise

The Vulkan firing comes shortly before the arrival of two Royal Navy warships amid deep tension in Ukraine over fears of a Russian invasion.

www.dailymail.co.uk