On the morning of the 16th, a ship of the Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed that seven ships, including a destroyer and a frigate of the Russian Navy, were sailing southwest in the sea area about 180 km southeast of Inubosaki in Chiba Prefecture.
It is said that the seven vessels were traveling southeast of Cape Erimo in Hokkaido, about 280 km, around noon on the 15th.
Five of these vessels were confirmed to be active in the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido on the 9th of this month, and the activities at that time are believed to be part of the large-scale exercise that the Russian Ministry of Defense was supposed to carry out. ..
On the other hand, on the 16th, the Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed that two ships, including an information gathering ship of the Chinese Navy, proceeded eastward in the Tsugaru Straits and went out to the Pacific Ocean.
It was confirmed that the two vessels passed through the Tsushima Strait and entered the Sea of Japan this month.
The Ministry of Defense continues to collect information, guard and monitor the navigation of both Russian and Chinese vessels.