The Ministry of Defense announced that three Russian Navy vessels passed through the waters between Yonaguni Island and Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture from the 1st to the 2nd.
This is the first time that the Ministry of Defense has announced that Russian vessels have passed through this area, and we are continuing to analyze the purpose of the navigation and to be vigilant and monitor.
Around 11:00 pm on the 1st, the Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed that three ships, including a Russian Navy destroyer and a frigate, were sailing in the waters about 70 km south of Yonaguni Island.
The three vessels traveled northeast through the waters between Yonaguni Island and Iriomote Island on the morning of the 2nd, and entered the East China Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
This is the first time the Ministry of Defense has announced that Russian vessels have passed through this area.
Of the three ships, destroyers and frigates were sailing off Chiba Prefecture and near the Izu Islands last month after being confirmed in the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido, along with five other Russian Navy ships.
After that, it was confirmed that the other five vessels passed between the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojima, entered the East China Sea, and then passed through the Tsushima Strait, and were divided into two parts and sailed around the Japanese archipelago. is.
The Ministry of Defense analyzes the purpose of navigation and continues to be vigilant and surveillance.