The 243-foot-long vessel is armed with a missile system that has a range of 7,450 miles, according to Russia's state-run TASS news agency.

The Philippine military has deployed a navy ship and air force planes to shadow a Russian submarine, which passed through the South China Sea off the country’s western coast last week

Tensions between Russia and the Philippines escalated as the Philippine military deployed a navy ship and air force planes to shadow a Russian submarine in the South China Sea last week, security officials said.