The Ministry of Defense announced that a total of six Russian and Chinese naval vessels fired machine guns in the Sea of Japan.
Since the 1st of this month, the Russian military has been conducting large-scale military exercises in the Sea of Japan, etc., with the participation of the Chinese military, etc., and the Ministry of Defense believes that these vessels may have fired as part of the exercises. We continue to be vigilant and watchful.
According to the Ministry of Defense, on the afternoon of the 3rd, three ships, including three Russian navy frigates and a Chinese navy missile destroyer, were sailing eastward in the Sea of Japan, about 190 kilometers west of Cape Kamui in Hokkaido. Confirmed by the Coast Guard.
A total of six ships fired machine guns in the surrounding waters.
After that, these ships passed through the Soya Strait and entered the Sea of Okhotsk.
In the Sea of Japan and other areas, a large-scale military exercise of the Russian military called "Vostok" is being held from the 1st to the 7th of this month with the participation of the Chinese military and others, and the Ministry of Defense has six vessels as part of the exercise. We are continuing to monitor and monitor the possibility that the shooting may have been carried out.