In the Baltic theater, a modern small missile ship demonstrated its combat capability by engaging a naval target during fleet testing. The incident was reported by TASS and described as part of ongoing state trials.
The vessel identified as the newest small missile ship, the Naro-Fominsk 21631 of the Buyan-M class, acts as a carrier of the Kalibr and Oniks cruise missiles. It participated in a 100 mm range exercise, where officials stated that artillery fire was directed at a sea target within the fleet’s training complex named Artillery. The communication notes that the event was part of the completion phase for the ship’s state testing, with the target used solely to validate weapon performance during the trials. The report confirms that the shoot confirmed the ship’s readiness and that the naval flag would be raised after the tests reach their final stage. [TASS report on the state testing phase and the exercise details]