"Air defense systems have eliminated a Neptune anti-ship missile over the northwestern part of the Black Sea," the Russian Defense Ministry said, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"On January 5, around 12:30 p.m. Moscow time, an attempt by the Ukrainian army was thwarted to carry out a terror attack on targets in the Russian Federation with the use of a Neptune anti-ship missile. Air defense systems on duty detected the Ukrainian missile and eliminated it over the northwestern waters of the Black Sea," the military agency said.