On May 30, 2017, the 'Admiral Essen' Project 11356 frigate and the 'Krasnodar' Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine conducted four launches of the 3M-14 Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles (SLCM) from the Mediterranean Sea against the objects of the Islamic State (IS, forbidden in Russia) terroristic grouping near Palmira. The assigned targets were hit, according to Russia`s Ministry of Defense
(MoD).
