Russia has demonstrated its naval might by sinking a group of 'enemy' ships off its Pacific coastline.
President Vladimir Putin showcased a test of his lethal new Kh-35U anti-ship missile fired from an Su-34 long-range strike aircraft.
A video just released by the country's defence ministry highlighted an exercise in which there were eight separate strikes on target ships.
'As part of the implementation of planned combat missions at the Pacific Fleet's naval test range, Su-34 multifunctional fighter-bombers carried out practical launches of the newest guided anti-ship missiles Kh-35U,' stated the ministry.
'All in all eight launches were carried out.
'All missiles successfully hit their targets.'
The exercise involved complex conditions, said military sources.
One such missile is enough to destroy a modern warship.
The missile can be fired from the surface, as part of coastal defence systems or - as here - from the air.
The Kh-35U missile has a range of 155 miles. They have been supplied to the military units since 2014.
It is planned to equip all modern planes of operational and tactic aviation with these missiles.
Russian officials claim that the KH-35U counters all enemy countermeasures.
It is designed to destroy surface ships displacing up to 5,000 tonnes and surface targets, say Russian naval sources.
This is the latest of many recent Russian defence ministry videos highlighting the modernisation of the country's armed forces under Putin.
Meanwhile pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine conducted military exercises on a shooting range near Luhansk, on 25 September.
The United States, Germany and France are engaged in the peace process in Eastern Ukraine and are ready to support the proposals put forth by Ukraine about UN peacekeepers.
However, Russia demands that there should be no NATO members among the nations forming the UN peacekeeping mission that might be deployed to Donbas.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
