Russia's Defence Ministry says its boats launched a simulated missile attack on a mock enemy warship in the Peter the Great Gulf, successfully hitting the target with two cruise missiles.
The Soviet-built cruise missile is capable of flying at three times the speed of sound and has a range of up to 250 kilometres.
Russia said the exercise, which included other warships and naval aircraft, took place in the Peter the Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan but did not give more precise coordinates. The Peter the Great Gulf borders the Russian Pacific Fleet headquarters at Fokino and is about 700km from Japan's northern Hokkaido Island.Japan reacted calmly to the missile exercise, which was conducted near Vladivostok, rather than directly into the waters between the two countries.
"On the whole, Japan is concerned about Russia's increasing military activities around the Japanese coasts and watching them with great interest," Mr Matsuki said. He said Russia has conducted missile drills in that area in the past and issued maritime advisories ahead of time.
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