The drills come a week after Tokyo criticized President Vladimir Putin’s first ever-visit to the archipelago
The Russian Navy has carried out a successful missile test near the country’s Kuril Islands, the Pacific Fleet has said.
The test comes a week after Japan vigorously protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to the archipelago, which is partially claimed by Tokyo.
The missile test, which took place near the southern Kurils, involved the Varyag guided missile cruiser, the Omsk nuclear-powered submarine, and a ground-based Bastion surface-to-ship missile system, the Russian Pacific Fleet said in a statement on Thursday.
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