#ANINews Russia practices cruise missile launches over Barents Sea in ‘Zapad’ drills with Belarus

Russia practices cruise missile launches over Barents Sea in ‘Zapad’ drills with Belarus
Russian Tu-160 strategic bomber planes performed combat training missions over the Barents Sea on September 16. Russia and Belarus also conducted “electronic launches” in Russia’s Kaliningrad region using ballistic missile system Iskander-M. The trainings are a part of Russia-Belarus joint military exercise “Zapad 2025” aiming to improve military command and coordination between the two nations. Both countries practiced launching cruise missiles and missile vehicles advancing to the designated position area in order to “repel a potential attack”. Russia and Belarus are wrapping up five days of war games, codenamed Zapad (West), in show of force that they say is designed to test combat readiness. This comes at a time of Russia’s heightened tension with NATO after Polish and NATO forces shot down Russian drones that entered Polish airspace. The nuclear-capable bomber planes flew over neutral waters of the Barents Sea, north of Scandinavia, for about four hours, escorted by MiG-31 fighter jets. The Iskander-M, a mobile guided missile system code named “SS-26 Stone” by NATO, replaced the Soviet “Scud”. Its two guided missiles have a range of up to 500 km (300 miles) and can carry conventional or nuclear warheads. Moscow and Minsk have said the exercises are exclusively defensive and that they do not intend to attack any NATO member.

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