Russia and China started joint military exercises in the Japanese Sea (photo)

The maneuvers will be attended by ships and Aviation of the NVAK, as well as the forces of the Pacific Fleet of the Navy of the Russian Federation. The purpose of the exercises is to "maintain stability and peace in the Asia-Pacific region". On July 20, joint military exercises of Russia and China "North. Interaction-2023" began in the Japanese Sea.

Maneuvers will take place from July 20 to July 23 as part of the military cooperation of two countries "to maintain stability and peace in the Asia-Pacific region". This was reported by the Pacific Service of the Pacific Fleet.

As part of the exercises, the prototic tasks and maritime battles, marine and air escorting of ships, protection and defense of detachments of ships during a parkingy on an unprotected raid, ensuring the safety of communications in the waters and airspace of the Japanese Sea will be worked out. Also planned to perform joint artillery firing, according to the message.

According to the Global Times, Chinese editors, during the exercises on the protection of strategic maritime routes, the basic combat methods of combating air, surface and underwater purposes will be worked out. Training can be considered large-scale, as they are attended by the main naval and aviation forces of both parties.

In the sea, the Chinese side is represented by Type 052d-Qiqihar and Guiyang classes with controlled missiles on board, Type 054a frigates-Zaozhuang and Rizhao with rockets of the same type, as well as a replenishment AK). The Russian forces are represented by the large protical ships of the Pacific Fleet "Admiral Triabutz" and "Admiral Panteleev", corvettes "The hero of the Russian Federation of Aldar Cinezhipov" and "Gray", as well as the courts of security.

In addition, 30 aircraft of maritime aviation will take part in the exercises, including protical planes, helicopters and fighters. The Chinese side sent to Vladivostok in the Far East of Russia a large transport aircraft Y-20, a plane of the early warning KJ-500, the J-16 fighter and the Z-20 helicopter. The types of Russian aircraft are not reported. The joint headquarters is located on the Chinese destination Type 052D Qiqihar.

Chinese analysts emphasized that training occur against the background of increased tensions in the Asia-Pacific. "Japan interferes with China's Taiwanese issue, saying that" Taiwan's emergency is Japan's emergency. "At the same time, the United States has been sent a nuclear submarine to South Korea for the first time in four decades, trying to restrain North Korea," Chinese experts summed up.