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Russian Navy warship practices missile and artillery fire in Arctic drills

During the exercise, large anti-submarine ship Admiral Levchenko practiced fire by the Kinzhal surface-to-air missile system, a battery of dual-purpose guns and anti-aircraft rapid-fire artillery
Large anti-submarine ship Admiral Levchenko Neill Rush/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikipedia Commons
Large anti-submarine ship Admiral Levchenko
© Neill Rush/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikipedia Commons

MURMANSK, May 26. /TASS/. The Northern Fleet’s large anti-submarine warfare ship Admiral Levchenko practiced missile and artillery fire against a hypothetical enemy’s aerial and naval targets during drills in the Barents Sea, the Fleet’s press office reported on Thursday.

"The large anti-submarine ship Admiral Levchenko eliminated an enemy aircraft and adversary cruise missiles during drills in the Barents Sea. During the exercise, the warship practiced fire by the Kinzhal surface-to-air missile system, a battery of dual-purpose guns and anti-aircraft rapid-fire artillery," the press office said in a statement.

In addition to the air defense exercise, the shipborne artillery teams practiced striking naval targets that simulated enemy fast-speed boats and delivered fire against an uncovered floating sea mine, the press office said.

"After practicing the combat training tasks at sea, the crew of the large anti-submarine warfare ship Admiral Levchenko returned to its home naval base of Severomorsk. Earlier, the warship practiced torpedo fire against a submarine and other anti-submarine tasks in the Barents Sea," the press office reported.