“Russian-Japanese exercises in the waters of Aniva Bay in the south of the island are held as part of the visit of the Tsugaru patrol vessel of the Japan Coast Guard,” the FSB border administration press service quotes RIA Novosti as the region.
It is noted that the Japanese side will stay in the port of Korsakov from September 3 to 5.
It is also reported that residents of Sakhalin will be able to take an excursion to the Russian border patrol ship Dozorny and the Japanese patrol ship Tsugaru on September 5.
On August 5, Secretary General of the Cabinet of Japan Yoshihide Suga through diplomatic channels protested to Moscow over the exercises in the area of Kunashir Island.