Russia’s navy practiced firing at targets in the Black Sea off the coast of annexed Crimea using its Bastion coastal missile defense system, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on September 23 as Ukraine held joint military drills with the United States.
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Reuters: Russian navy practises striking the Black Sea targets as Ukraine, US hold drills
A vehicle runs down the 19 kilometers road-and-rail Crimean Bridge passing over the Kerch Strait and linking southern Russia to the Crimean peninsula on May 15, 2018, in Kerch.
