Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels and patrol aircraft confirmed that five Russian Navy destroyers and frigates passed through the waters between the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojima on the afternoon of the 19th and entered the East China Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
All five vessels were confirmed off the southeastern coast of Cape Erimo in Hokkaido on the 15th of this month, and have since sailed off the coast of Chiba Prefecture and near the Izu Islands, and have made almost half a round of the Japanese archipelago.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced this month that it will conduct a large-scale exercise in the Pacific Ocean, including more than 40 ships, and according to Defense Ministry officials, five vessels are believed to have participated in this exercise. ..
The Ministry of Defense analyzes the purpose of navigation and continues to be vigilant and surveillance.