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The exercise, called Umka-2022, will take place on September 16 in the Chukchi Sea, in the Arctic Ocean, separating Russia from the US state of Alaska.
Two Russian nuclear-powered submarines, Omsk and Novosibirsk, fired anti-ship cruise missiles from the Chukchi Sea, hitting their targets at a distance of 400km.
In addition to launching missiles from submarines, Russia’s Bastion coastal missile system also fires missiles at sea targets at a distance of 300km from the Chukchi peninsula – Russia’s easternmost territory.
According to a video released by Russia in the media, the missile is believed to be launched from a submarine anchored at points in the Northern Sea Route. This route runs along the north coast of Russia, connecting the European and Far Eastern ports of Russia, as well as the estuaries of Siberia to form a unified transport route.
Russia considers the construction of a global shipping corridor through the Northern Sea Route a strategic task and the government is planning to make the route a year-round maritime route by 2022 or 2023.
