President Putin also visited an artillery factory in the city of Perm.

On Friday, the Russia’s Pacific Fleet confirmed that two nuclear-powered submarines have successfully launched cruise missiles during naval exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk.

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The multi-purpose submarines Krasnoyarsk and Omsk fired Oniks and Granit cruise missiles at a designated sea target located more than 250 kilometers away.

The monitoring data showed that all three missiles hit the target directly. Surface ships and naval aviation units of the Pacific Fleet were deployed to secure the test area during the launches.

The missile firing was part of a command-and-staff exercise held by the Joint Command of Forces in Russia’s northeast since Sept. 12. The drills focused on protecting sea lanes in the northern Pacific Ocean as well as defending the coastlines of the Kamchatka and Chukotka regions and nearby island territories.

The fleet said the exercise was conducted under the Russian navy’s training plan and served as the final stage of combat training for the summer period.

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited an artillery factory in the Russian city of Perm, in the Urals, on the occasion of Gunsmith’s Day, celebrated on September 19 each year.

He inspected the Motovelikha plant, the only full-cycle artillery production plant in the country. During his visit, Putin visited an exhibition of new weapons and military equipment. The factory’s employees have created more than 250 types of military equipment, which are used in Russia and 50 other countries.

Motovilikha, which employs more than 5,500 people, is under the control of the state corporation Rostec. This is one of the oldest enterprises in this region of Russia, initially producing copper ingots.

During WWI, the factory supplied the Russian Army with one-fifth of its artillery, and during WWII, a quarter. In subsequent years, Motovilikha developed the production of a wide range of civilian products.

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Sources: Xinhua – EFE

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