The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 25th that it has begun a military exercise involving more than 3,000 soldiers in areas including the Northern Territories.
The exercise will be held for the first time after Russia has announced that it will suspend negotiations on a peace treaty with Japan, and it seems that it aims to restrain Japan by re-demonstrating the Northern Territories as its own territory.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 25th that it has begun military exercises involving more than 3,000 Army soldiers, including artillery units, in areas including the Northern Territories.
The exercise was conducted assuming a landing operation of a virtual enemy country, and it was confirmed that preparations for launching an anti-tank missile system and reconnaissance missions using the latest unmanned aircraft were confirmed.
Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs unilaterally announced on the 21st that it would suspend peace treaty negotiations with Japan in response to Japan's strict sanctions against Russia as Russia continued its military invasion of Ukraine.
This military exercise was held for the first time after announcing the suspension, and it seems that Russia has the aim of restraining Japan by once again showing off its northern territory as its own territory.