Russia said Friday it would conduct missile launches and torpedo tests as part of a surprise inspection of its Pacific Fleet.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the announcement on Friday, saying on state television that its objective"is to increase the ability of the Armed Forces to repel the aggression of a probable enemy from the direction ofThe inspection aims to"evaluate the state and increase the readiness of military command, troops, and forces to undertake missions in all strategic directions," Shoigu said, adding that it would repulse an enemy landing in the southern Kuril Islands and...
Because of their location between the large Japanese island of Hokkaido and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the islands offer a number of military and political benefits. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is set to chair the G7 summit from May 19 to 21, made a surprise visit to Ukraine's capital Kyiv in March, saying that his country"was able to demonstrate its determination to lead the response to the invasion of Ukraine."
"Russia's Eastern Military District recently deployed a battery of Bastion coastal defense missile systems to Paramushir Island in the northern portion of the Russian-occupied Japanese Kuril Islands, which ISW assessed was likely a warning to Japan about further supporting Ukraine," the think tank said.
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