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The Russian Navy have sunk one of their own ships after mistakenly launching a missile at it.

In a video circulating on social media, the Captain Lobanov, a trawler, is engulfed in black smoke after being struck in the crossfires of a navy exercise.

The incident reportedly occurred on March 19, killing three crew members and injuring four more, according to the Dozhd TV channel.

Anton Gerashchenko posted the video to X. He wrote: "The trawler "Captain Lobanov" sank after it was hit by a Navy missile during a training exercise. This was reported by Dozhd TV channel with reference to a relative of a crew member.

"According to him, this happened on March 19. As a result of the missile hitting the ship, 3 crew members were killed and four more were injured. The missile was fired during a Baltic Fleet exercise, he claims."

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