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| Russian Military Tests Anti-Ship Missiles In the Arctic |
Moskow - The Russian military has tested an anti-ship weapon system in the extreme conditions of the Arctic. This is according to a report by the Russian Ministry of Defense. Live fire drills with Granite and Oniks anti-ship missiles were conducted in the area around the Chukotka Peninsula, Russia's most northeastern part.
According to the statement, the exercise involved a number of nuclear-powered submarines including the Novosibirsk. The Yasen-M class ship descended under the ice before appearing in the Chukotka Sea and firing missiles. The Russian Ministry of Defense also released footage of the launch.
"The Novosibirsk and other Russian submarines fired on drill targets simulating enemy warships from a distance of more than 400 km, successfully hitting them," the report said.
The exercise also involved launching from Chukotka by the Bastion anti-ship system. Part of this exercise is also featured in the Ministry of Defense footage. According to the Russian military, the projectiles managed to hit their simulated naval target 300 km away.
The test was part of the Umka-2022 mission carried out in the Arctic jointly by the Russian military and the Russian Geographical Society, the statement said. Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov, commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, directs the exercises from the missile range instrumentation ship Marshal Krylov.
Defense officials were deployed to the far north to test how various weapons systems, including those already operational and those under development, would operate in Arctic conditions. Meanwhile, civilian specialists are assessing the environmental impact of using the Arctic region and studying ways to reduce it.