A Russian naval ship fired its main cannon in a live-fire test, 45 miles south of Plymouth, U.K, on the same day when Andy Burnham was appointed as prime minister of the country.
The 130 m long Neustrashimy, on short notice, announced that it wanted to carry out a short drill in the morning and requested HMS Tyne, a British warship, which was tracking it, to retreat to a safe distance.
The Russian Warship carried out a 30-minute live fire drill at 9:30 am in international waters, with HMS Tyne monitoring it from five miles away.
The Neustrashimy has a 100 mm cannon which can fire 50 rounds a minute at a range of 20 kilometres. The warship also carries anti-cruise missiles and Gatling rotary machine guns.
Wes Streeting, UK defence secretary, called the act “performative and irresponsible”.
Russian and British diplomatic relations have remained tense for a long time. An oil tanker linked with Russia was seized in the Channel by Royal Marines last month, after which Russia
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