BREAKING NEWS: Russia Says Fleet Conducted Missile Test Off Japan-Claimed Islands
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Russia’s latest Pacific move stuns Japan? Varyag, Omsk, Bastion launch missiles near Kuril Islands
Russia has unleashed a major Pacific Fleet missile exercise near the disputed Kuril Islands, adding fresh pressure on Japan after Vladimir Putin's controversial visit to the archipelago. The Varyag cruiser, Omsk nuclear submarine and Bastion coastal system simultaneously targeted simulated enemy warships positioned more than 300 kilometres away. Pacific Fleet aircraft also supplied targeting data as Moscow closed the firing zone to civilian ship…
[Moscow, Kyodo] The Russian Pacific Fleet announced on the 20th that it conducted missile launch drills around the Northern Territories, which it effectively controls. The date of the drills is unknown.
A few days after the diplomatic dispute with Japan, the Russian Navy conducted exercises off the coast of the Kuril Islands. It claims these exercises were planned in advance.
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