The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that two Navy submarines participating in the exercises in the Sea of Japan have successfully launched cruise missiles.
It seems that there is also an aim to restrain the movement of Japan and the United States, which are conducting joint training in the Sea of Japan.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Pacific Fleet's diesel-type submarines "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky" and "Wolhoff", who were participating in the exercises in the Sea of Japan, conducted a launch experiment of the cruise missile "Calibre" on the 14th. It means that he hit the goal of.
It is said that more than 15 ships of the Pacific Fleet participated in this exercise, and the launched "Calibre" was also used in Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.
In the Sea of Japan, the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the carrier strike group centered on the US military nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" are conducting joint training, and it seems that the Russian side also aims to restrain such movements between Japan and the United States. increase.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno "Efforts to collect information and monitor alerts"
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference in the afternoon, "We will refrain from detailing because it may reveal the ability to collect information. In recent years, the Russian military has deployed the latest equipment, exercises and training around Japan. Activities are becoming more active, and we will continue to collect information and monitor alerts regarding the trends of the Russian military. "