Moscow fires cruise missiles in sea drills between Russia and Alaska

A Russian warship fires a missile during naval drills on protecting Arctic shipping route held in the waters of the Chukchi and Bering Seas and on the Chukchi Peninsula, in an unknown location, in this still image taken from video released September 18, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Russia fired cruise missiles at mock targets in the seas separating it from Alaska on Monday in what it said was an exercise to protect its northern shipping route in the Arctic.

The defence ministry said Vulcan, Granit and Onyx cruise missiles were fired over distances of hundreds of kilometres to strike targets simulating enemy ships in the Bering Sea.