Russian submarine test-fires missile from Sea of Japan

The diesel-electric submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky of the Russian Pacific Fleet test-launched a Caliber cruise missile from the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday, reported Xinhua.

As part of a combat training plan, the submarine secretly arrived at the designated area in the Sea of Japan and launched the missile from underwater, which successfully hit a coastal target located over 1,000 km away in Russia's Khabarovsk region, the ministry said in a statement.

Ships and aircraft of the Russian Pacific Fleet closed the missile firing area in advance, the ministry added.