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Intel: Missile launched on Turkey's Black Sea coast after notice of S-400 test

Turkey's Defense Ministry has not publicly confirmed if the missile was part of planned tests of the Russian-built air defense system.

ANKARA, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 25: The S-400 air defence system from Russia is activated for testing at Turkish Air Force's Murdet Air Base on November 25, 2019 in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey purchased the anti-aircraft weapons system from Russia over the objections of the United States, which has threatened to sanction Turkey and exclude it from its F-35 fighter jet program. The U.S. fears that the F-35, which is designed to evade such anti-aircraft systems, will be compromised if Turkey deploys both. (Photo by Gett
The S-400 air defense system from Russia is activated for testing at Turkish Air Force's Murdet Air Base on Nov. 25, 2019, in Ankara, Turkey. — Getty Images

At least one missile was fired in Turkey's northern city of Sinop on Friday following a Turkish report that the military would test its Russian-built S-400 air defense system in the area this week.

Video of the launch was posted to social media by a local resident on Friday morning.

Turkey issued an aviation warning last week for up to 200,000 feet over the Black Sea coastal city of Sinop, saying missiles would be fired in the area Oct. 13-16.

Also last week, video surfaced on social media purportedly showing an S-400 battery traveling in northern Turkey toward Sinop.

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