Russia slams Japan for planned missile drills near border

Russia slams Japan for planned missile drills near border

Moscow warns about ‘countermeasures’ as Tokyo plans exercises off Hokkaido island - Anadolu Ajansı

MOSCOW, April 18.- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia presented to the Japanese Embassy in Moscow a strong protest regarding Tokyo's plans to conduct military exercises in close proximity to the Russian borders. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs they detailed that the military exercises would be held this June on the Japanese island of Hokkaido and would include training shots with the use of SSM-1 anti-ship systems equipped with Type-…

Russia lodges protest over Japan’s upcoming military drills

Moscow, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia lodged a strong protest with Japan over Tokyo's plan to conduct anti-ship missile drills near Russia's borders, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Russia lodged a protest with the Japanese Embassy in Moscow over Japan's plans to hold training exercises with the SSM-1 anti-ship missile systems, equipped with the Type-88 missiles on the Hokkaido Island near the Russian border in June, the Rus…

Tensions escalate between Russia and Japan! Moscow has sent a note of protest to the Tokyo administration over the military exercise that Japan plans to carry out in June on Hokkaido Island. Russia stressed that the exercise posed a threat to national security.