Russia Launches Onyx Missiles in Arctic During Zapad-2025 Drills, Escalating Tensions
Russia Launches Onyx Missiles in Arctic During Zapad-2025 Drills, Escalating Tensions Russia has conducted significant military exercises in the Arctic, launching Onyx cruise missiles from its Bastion coastal defense system in Franz Josef Land as part of the ongoing Zapad-2025 exercise. The Northern Fleet reported that the missiles successfully struck targets over 200 km away, simulating the destruction of an imagined enemy flotilla in the Barents Sea. These high-profile drills follow earlier troop landings and the deployment of armored vehicles,…