Russian President
Vladimir Putin on Thursday oversaw military exercises from a naval vessel in the Black Sea near Crimea, including the test launch of a hypersonic air-launched Kinzhal
missile, the
Kremlin said.
Russia annexed Crimea from
Ukraine in 2014 and has since built up military infrastructure on the peninsula.
The first public outing of the Kinzhal occurred during a Red Square military parade in May 2018 and was one of several world premieres for
Russian weapons.