The Ministry of Defense announced on the 9th that it has confirmed that five Russian Navy vessels are operating in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hokkaido.


The Russian Ministry of Defense says that it will conduct a large-scale exercise in the Pacific Ocean involving more than 40 ships, and the Ministry of Defense considers it as part of this exercise and continues to collect information and monitor and monitor it.

According to the Ministry of Defense, on the 9th, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's vessels confirmed that a total of five Russian Navy destroyers and frigates were operating in the waters about 170 km southeast of the Nemuro Peninsula in Hokkaido.



The Russian Ministry of Defense has said that since the 3rd of this month, a large-scale exercise involving more than 40 ships and about 20 aircraft will be conducted in the Pacific Ocean, and the activities of five vessels are considered to be part of this exercise.



In connection with this exercise, Russia has issued navigation warnings for the purpose of launching missiles in the waters around the Kuril Islands and the waters off Sanriku, including Japan's EEZ = Exclusive Economic Zone.



The Ministry of Defense continues to gather information, guard and monitor, seeing that as the Russian army continues to invade Ukraine, it also aims to show off its ability to operate simultaneously in the Far East.

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi "Continuing alert and surveillance gathering information with serious concerns"

At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said, "We believe that even while the Russian army is invading Ukraine, it also aims to show off its ability to operate simultaneously in the Far East, so we gather information and monitor alerts with serious concern. I will continue. "