Russia’s defence ministry has announced that it test-fired anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan. “In the waters of the Sea of Japan, missile ships of the Pacific Fleet fired Moskit cruise missiles at a mock enemy sea target,” the ministry said in a statement on its Telegram account on Tuesday. The Moskit, whose NATO reporting name is the SS-N-22 Sunburn, is a medium-range supersonic anti-ship cruise missile that has conventional and nuclear warhead capacity.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Japan’s Takaichi set to become country’s first female PM

Japan’s ruling party picked conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi as its new head…

Fireworks shop explosion kills 12 in China, second such case in days

An explosion at a fireworks shop in central China killed 12 people…

Mass shootings happen ‘every single day’ in US: Biden

US President Joe Biden has issued an impassioned plea for greater control,…

EU ombudsmen renew sanctions on China

Brussels: On Wednesday, European Union diplomats had approved the revival of embargoes…