The Ministry of Defense has announced that six Russian Navy vessels have passed through the Soya Strait between Hokkaido and Sakhalin.
The Ministry of Defense is analyzing the purpose of navigation, etc., considering that the Russian army is activating activities around Japan in response to the military invasion of Ukraine.
According to the Ministry of Defense, around midnight on the 14th, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's vessels confirmed that six Russian Navy vessels were sailing in the Sea of Okhotsk, about 130 km southeast of Cape Soya in Hokkaido.
It was confirmed that destroyers, submarines, and missile observation support ships, etc., then passed through the Soya Strait and entered the Sea of Japan.
Since last month, the Russian Navy has been conducting large-scale maritime exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk and other areas, with more than 20 vessels participating, and it is believed that six vessels participated in this exercise.
A total of 10 Russian Navy vessels have been confirmed to have passed through the Tsugaru Straits from the 10th to the 11th of this month, and the Russian Ministry of Defense has trained a surface-to-air missile system deployed in the northern territory. Announced on the 10th of this month.
The Ministry of Defense is conducting vigilance and surveillance, considering that the Russian army is activating activities around Japan in response to the military invasion of Ukraine, and is analyzing the purpose of navigation of ships.