The crews of S-400 long- and medium-range surface-to-air missile systems and Pantsyr medium-range missile/gun launchers practiced striking a notional enemy’s cruise missiles in Crimea drills amid NATO’s Sea Breeze naval maneuvers, the press office of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet reported on Thursday.

"The combat crews of S-400 ‘Triumf’ surface-to-air missile systems and ‘Pantsyr ‘air defense missile complexes from the Southern Military District’s Air Force and Air Defense Army held drills to search for and strike air targets. During the drills, the personnel practiced missions to detect, track and destroy a notional enemy’s cruise missiles," the press office said in a statement.

Notional cruise missiles were electronically simulated. Also, the notional missiles were assigned different flight speed and altitude parameters, which complicated the task for air defense crews to strike the targets, the statement says.

"The crews of ‘Triumf’ and ‘Pantsyr’ surface-to-air missile launchers successfully accomplished their assignment thanks to the specifics of radar systems, the functions of tracking targets, the combined missile/gun armament and the versatility of striking targets," the press office reported.

The drills involved about 100 personnel, around 30 S-400 missile systems and up to 10 Pantsyr launchers, the Black Sea Fleet specified for TASS.