Smetlivy guard ship of the Black Sea Fleet carried out air defence missile firing against an aerial target at the Black Sea range in accordance to the combat training plan, says press center of RF Defence Ministry.
Earlier, the ship crew had practiced issues of countering sabotage groups as well as ship damage control.
The guard ship returned to Sevastopol after accomplishing the assigned tasks.
This scheduled firing exercise of the ship crews is a necessary element of combat training.