This is the great moment the Russian Northern Fleet performed a tactical exercise of rocket batteries with live firing.

The combat fire mission took place at the “Shary” military training ground in Murmansk Oblast and was captured in footage that was shared on the internet by the Ministry of Defence of Russia on 24th August.

The Ministry of Defence of Russia explained: “Grade multi-launch missile systems crews conducted firing missions from closed firing positions to suppress and destroy the simulated enemy’s firearms and manpower.”