MOSCOW, December 17 (RIA Novosti) - A nuclear submarine of Russia's Northern Fleet successfully test-launched a ballistic missile from the Barents Sea on Monday toward a site in the country's Far East, the Navy said.

The dummy missile, launched from the K-114 (Delta IV class) Tula submarine, hit the target on the Kura test site on the Kamchatka Peninsula on schedule, the Navy's press office said.