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Zvezda TV channel of the Russian Defense Ministry released a video from the cockpit of a fighter jet showcasing operations of Su-24M and Su-30SM warplanes in the region. These warplanes were monitoring actions of the US Navy’s USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea as the Russian Armed Forces were holding military drills.
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The military drills involved the aviation and Bal-E coastal defense systems of the Black Sea Fleet. As a part of the drills, the joint forces discovered and destroyed a mock enemy surface ship with a group of saboteurs on board.
The Bal coastal defense system is armed with 8 containers with Kh-35 anti-ship cruise missiles. They are capable to striking targets within the range of 130/260 km (depending on the modification) and defeat ships with the displacement of up to 5,000 t.
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