MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - The Bastion coastal missile systems have delivered electronic launches against a mock enemy group of ships in the Baltic Sea, the Baltic Fleet press service said on Thursday.
"The crews of the Bastion anti-ship systems performed electronic launches with the Oniks anti-ship missiles at simulated targets in the Baltic Sea, simulating a mock enemy group of ships," it said.
Warships of the Baltic Fleet accomplishing tasks in the sea were designated as a group of mock enemy ships, it said.
"While performing the tasks, the troops of a missile unit carried out single and group electronic launches at the command posts and airfields of the mock enemy, which are at a large distance," the Baltic Fleet said.
According to the fleet, about 50 troops and up to 10 pieces of military hardware were involved in the exercise.
The Bastion anti-ship missile system (NPO Mashinostroyeniya, Tactical Missiles Corporation) has been developed in two versions, namely, a mobile Bastion-P system and a stationary Bastion-S system.
According to official data, the Bastion systems are deployed in all fleets of the Russian Navy. The range of the Oniks cruise missile of the Bastion system is up to 500 kilometers.
The Bastion is designed to hit naval targets. The Russian military first used the Bastion against ground targets in Syria in 2016.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported the use of the Bastion anti-ship missile system against ground targets during the special military operation in Ukraine.