The Russian Northern Fleet ultra-modern frigate Admiral Golovko is armed with Tsirkon missiles that can travel 900km at several times the speed of sound
Vladimir Putin's most modern frigate taunted Britain and France as it staged war games while passing through the English Channel on its maiden long-distance voyage.
'The crew of the Admiral Golovko frigate of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet held exercises in the English Channel,' said Russian defence ministry TV channel Zvezda. The Russian Northern Fleet ultra-modern frigate Admiral Golovko is armed with hypersonic Tsirkon missiles'The crew of the Admiral Golovko frigate of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet held exercises in the English Channel,' said Russian defence ministry TV channel Zvezda
Russia's defence ministry said of the Golovko's drills: 'The combat crews of the frigate's main command centre trained to disperse dangerous targets in the difficult conditions of intensive shipping in the strait.' State news agency TASS said: 'The main goals of the long-distance deployment are to demonstrate the Russian flag and ensure Russia's naval presence in operationally important areas of the World Ocean.'
The major exercises spanned Russia, with Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launches from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northwest to the Kura test range in Kamchatka in the far east. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a plenary session of the 3rd National Healthcare Congress in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024
As the Admiral Golovko trundled through the Channel, Britain's Prime Minister was meeting Emmanuel Macron in France for Armistice Day commemorations. His Defence Secretary John Healey told Sky News the ceremonies amounted to a reminder that 'we can never take the freedoms we enjoy in Europe for granted'.
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