Russian village hit by navy salvo during training

A Russian warship has accidentally fired a missile salvo at a little Russian village near St. Petersburg during military exercises, Russian website Lenta.ru reports. The warship fired more than ten rockets, the attack resulting in a broken car window.

The village, named Pesochnoye, was attacked on Thursday at about 7.00 pm Moscow time, Russian website NewsRu.com reports.

The reports were confirmed by the St. Petersburg naval base. A spokesman for the naval base said that the village had been accidentally attacked by a Baltic naval anti-submarine warship, which was holding military exercises in the Gulf of Finland.

According to the reports, the attack has neither done any harm to the civilian population, nor ruined any houses.  The only damage reported was a broken car window.  

The warship has set off further on to Kronshtadt, St. Petersburg region, Russian website Gazeta.ru reports.