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“All 14 Russian ships are assigned to Russia’s Pacific Fleet and likely are heading to take part in the Vostok-2022 strategic military exercise that will run from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. On July 28, Japan asked Russia to not to conduct the drills in the four southern Kuril Islands claimed by Japan and occupied by Russia. China announced earlier this month it would participate in the Russian exercise alongside India, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Mongolia.” (Excerpt from article, below.) Unmentioned in the article is that historically Sakhalin is east asian, not Russian, but occupied by Russia since 1945. Geographically it is Japanese. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin

“14 Russian Warships Enter Sea of Japan Ahead of Major Military Exercises By: Dzirhan Mahadzir [1]
August 23, 2022 4:27 PM

A group of 14 Russian Navy ships transited through La Pérouse Strait from the Western Pacific Ocean into the Sea of Japan ahead of Russian military drills scheduled to start next week, the Japan Ministry of Defense said on Monday.

On Saturday, four Russian ships were sighted sailing westwards in an area 161 miles east-northeast of La Pérouse Strait. The release form the MoD identified the ship as destroyer RFS Marshal Shaposhnikov (543) and corvettes RFS Gremyashchiy (337), RFS Sovershennyy (333) and RFS Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov (339). On Sunday, ten more Russian ships were sighted sailing westwards in an area 50 miles east-northeast of La Pérouse Strait. Those ships included corvettes RFS Metel (323), RFS MPK-221 (354), RFS R-14 (924), RFS R-18 (937), RFS R-11 (940) and RFS R-19 (978), missile range instrumentation ship RFS Marshal Krylov (331), a Dubna class replenishment ship, hospital ship Irtysh and a Sliva class tug.

The ships subsequently sailed west into the Sea of Japan trailed by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) fast attack craft JS Kumataka (PG-827) and P-3C Orions Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) of Fleet Air Wing 2 station at JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base, Honshu.

La Pérouse Strait is an international waterway which divides the Russian island of Sakhalin and Japan’s island of Hokkaido. The strait is routinely transited by Russian Pacific Fleet ships moving between the Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk as both seas form part of the fleet operational areas. Japan monitors closely the activities of Russian and Chinese naval vessels [2] nearby. Japan’s then Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said in June that the actions of Russian and Chinese navy surface action groups operating around Japan in that month were designed to unnerve Tokyo.

All 14 Russian ships are assigned to Russia’s Pacific Fleet and likely are heading to take part in the Vostok-2022 strategic military exercise that will run from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. On July 28, Japan asked Russia to not to conduct the drills in the four southern Kuril Islands claimed by Japan and occupied by Russia. China announced earlier this month it would participate in the Russian exercise alongside India, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Mongolia.

“The Chinese military’s participation in the exercise is unrelated to the current international and regional situation, but designed to deepen practical and friendly cooperation with the militaries of participating countries, enhance the level of strategic coordination and strengthen the ability to cope with various security threats,” the Aug. 17 release said.[3]

On Monday, the JSO said on Sunday, the Russian corvette RFS Gromkiy (335) was sighted sailing eastward approximately 168 miles west of Fukue Island and then sailed north through the Tsushima Strait into the Sea of Japan. Fast attack craft JS Shirataka (PG-829) and a JMSDF P-1 MPA of Fleet Air Wing 4 stationed at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Honshu monitored the Russian corvette and reported the ship had been sighted sailing southwest through the Tsushima Strait on August 12. Gromkiy had sailed to Qingdao in China to take part in the Sea Cup competition which began from Aug. 17 and concluded on Sunday. The Sea Cup is a competition among surface ships and part of the Russian organized International Army Games 2022 which concludes on Aug. 26.
[1] https://news.usni.org/author/dmahadzir
[2] https://news.usni.org/2022/06/24/chinese-russian-warships-continue-to-circle-japan-defense-minister-says
[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20220818010918/http://eng.mod.gov.cn/news/2022-08/17/content_4918570.htm
Article Keywords: China, Chinese Navy, East China Sea, Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Japan Ministry of Defense, People’s Liberation Army Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Tsugaru Strait,
Categories: China, Foreign Forces, Military Personnel, News & Analysis, Russia, Surface Forces, U.S. Navy
About Dzirhan Mahadzir:
Dzirhan Mahadzir is a freelance defense journalist and analyst based in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Among the publications he has written for and currently writes for since 1998 includes Defence Review Asia, Jane’s Defence Weekly, Navy International, International Defence Review, Asian Defence Journal, Defence Helicopter, Asian Military Review and the Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 https://news.usni.org/2022/08/23/14-russian-warships-enter-sea-of-japan-ahead-of-major-military-exercises https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

“Chinese troops to take part in Vostok-2022 strategic drills in Russia
Source：Ministry of National Defense Editor：Li Jiayao 2022-08-17 23:41:46
According to the annual China-Russia military cooperation plan and consensus reached by the two sides, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army will send some troops to Russia to take part in the Vostok (East)-2022 strategic exercise. Countries including India, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Mongolia will also send troops for the exercise.
The Chinese military’s participation in the exercise is unrelated to the current international and regional situation, but designed to deepen practical and friendly cooperation with the militaries of participating countries, enhance the level of strategic coordination and strengthen the ability to cope with various security threats”. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818010918/http://eng.mod.gov.cn/news/2022-08/17/content_4918570.htm

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