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WATCH Russian corvettes unleash hurricane-like gunfire in Baltic Sea | |
(about 16 hours later) | |
New footage from the Defense Ministry shows Russian corvettes flexing their muscles as they roll out big guns and practice hitting aerial targets during a naval drill in the Baltic Sea. | New footage from the Defense Ministry shows Russian corvettes flexing their muscles as they roll out big guns and practice hitting aerial targets during a naval drill in the Baltic Sea. |
Bursts of flames can be seen in close-up shots of different guns rotating and providing rapid fire. A total of six guided-missile corvettes from Russia’s Baltic Sea Fleet participated in the naval drill. Its main task was to practice repelling aerial attacks. | Bursts of flames can be seen in close-up shots of different guns rotating and providing rapid fire. A total of six guided-missile corvettes from Russia’s Baltic Sea Fleet participated in the naval drill. Its main task was to practice repelling aerial attacks. |
Moscow had earlier conducted a drill in the Black Sea where a pair of corvettes successfully launched the supersonic anti-ship missile, P-270 Moskit (‘Mosquito’), capable of destroying an enemy some 55km away. | |
Russian naval maneuvers coincided with the NATO ‘Sea Shield 2019’ exercise, which concluded on Friday. The Russian vessels were closely tracking the ships of the US-led bloc at all times, defense officials said. | |
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