In order to strengthen its defense capabilities, Russia has placed its Pacific naval force on high alert, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday.
“The main objective of this inspection is to increase the ability of the Armed Forces to repel the aggression of a probable enemy from the direction of ocean and sea,” Shoigu said on state television.
The exercise will also simulate an enemy landing on the southern Kuril Islands of Russia, part of which are claimed by Japan in a territorial dispute that dates back to the end of World War Two, as well as on the Sakhalin island.
Russian navy forces will be stationed in training zones and will engage in combat drills as part of the exercise, according to Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia.
The exercises come at a time of increased tension in the Asia-Pacific region as South Korea and the United States undertake combined air exercises in response to a North Korean test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
“The main objective of this inspection is to increase the ability of the Armed Forces to repel the aggression of a probable enemy from the direction of ocean and sea,” Shoigu said on state television.
The exercise will also simulate an enemy landing on the southern Kuril Islands of Russia, part of which are claimed by Japan in a territorial dispute that dates back to the end of World War Two, as well as on the Sakhalin island.
Russian navy forces will be stationed in training zones and will engage in combat drills as part of the exercise, according to Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia.
The exercises come at a time of increased tension in the Asia-Pacific region as South Korea and the United States undertake combined air exercises in response to a North Korean test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
