Russia launches supersonic cruise missile in Black Sea as Putin sends chilling message to Biden Will Stewart Updated: 30 Apr 2021, 10:59 Will Stewart Invalid Date, RUSSIA has launched a supersonic cruise missile in the Black Sea as Vladimir Putin sends a chilling message to President Biden. It comes as US ships entered the Black Sea earlier this week. 4 4 Putin has sent a chilling message to Biden with his navy's actionsCredit: AP The missile was launched in a live-fire exercise coinciding with the first visit by a US Legend-class national security cutter in 13 years. The Vulkan firing comes shortly before the arrival of two Royal Navy warships amid deep tension in Ukraine over fears of a Russian invasion.