The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov truled the launch of hypersonic missiles in the western Atlantic Ocean through a computer simulationthe Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday.
The frigate’s crew simulated the launch of a Zircon missile against a maritime target imitating an enemy ship that was more than 900 kilometers away, Sergei Shoigu’s ministry said.
During the training, “the frigate’s combat crew showed high coordination of actions,” the Defense added.
The frigate Admiral Gorshkov also plans to conduct a series of joint exercises off South Africa in February with that country’s navy and China.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has so far led to the flight of more than 14 million people – 6.5 million internally displaced persons and nearly eight million to European countries – according to the latest data from the UN, which classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
Currently, 17.7 million Ukrainians need humanitarian aid and 9.3 million need food aid and shelter.
The Russian invasion – justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russian security – was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and Russia political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented 7,068 dead civilians and 11,415 wounded as confirmed since the start of the war, underlining that these numbers are far below the actual ones.
Source: DN
