US Ships Nearing Russian Borders May Carry Up To 80 Cruise Missiles - Russian Military

Faizan Hashmi Published April 24, 2019 | 06:48 PM

US military ships capable of carrying up to 80 cruise missiles regularly approach the Russian borders, First Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate at the Russian General Staff, Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir, said on Wednesday at the Moscow Conference on International Security

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th April, 2019) US military ships capable of carrying up to 80 cruise missiles regularly approach the Russian borders, First Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate at the Russian General Staff, Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir, said on Wednesday at the Moscow Conference on International Security.

"US anti-missile ships regularly enter the waters of the Baltic and Black seas and are serving in the Japanese and South China seas. At the same time, depending on the equipment type, each anti-missile ship can carry from 30 to 80 cruise missiles," Poznikhir said.