MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. Russia’s diesel-electric Kilo-class Ufa submarine of the Pacific Fleet fired Kalibr cruise missiles at maritime and coastal targets during exercises in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"During a scheduled exercise, the Ufa diesel-electric submarine of the Pacific Fleet fired Kalibr cruise missiles at maritime and coastal targets from the Sea of Japan. Before the drills, the submarine covertly approached the designated area," the ministry said.

The first missile was fired at a surface target, while the second one found its target at a distance of around 1,000 kilometers, at the Syurkum training range in the Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk.

The Ufa was accepted for service with the Russian Navy on November 16, 2022. The sub is the fourth in a series of six Project 636.3 submarines being built for Russia’s Pacific Fleet. The submarines of this Project optimally combine acoustic stealth, target detection range and powerful torpedo and missile armament. They carry the Kalibr high-precision missile system as their basic strike weapon.