Russia says it test-fired anti-ship missiles in Sea of Japan
While Japan does not plan to lodge a protest to Russia over the missile exercise, a Foreign Ministry official says Japan is "concerned about Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트s increasing military activities around the Japanese coasts and watching them with great interest"
While Japan does not plan to lodge a protest to Russia over the missile exercise, a Foreign Ministry official says Japan is "concerned about Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트s increasing military activities around the Japanese coasts and watching them with great interest"
Russia's Defense Ministry says Moscow has test-fired anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan.
The ministry said Tuesday that two boats launched a simulated missile attack on a mock enemy warship about 100 kilometers (60 miles) away. The ministry said the target was successfully hit by two Moskit cruise missiles.
The Moskit, whose NATO reporting name is the SS-N-22 Sunburn, is a supersonic anti-ship cruise missile that has conventional and nuclear warhead capacity.
It said the exercise took place in the Peter the Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan but did not give more precise coordinates. The gulf borders the Russian Pacific Fleet headquarters at Fokino and is about 700 kilometers (430 miles) from Japan's northern Hokkaido Island.
The U.S. Navy바카라 게임 웹사이트s 7th Fleet did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Japan does not plan to lodge a protest to Russia over the missile exercise, said Tasuku Matsuki, Japanese Foreign Ministry official in charge of Russia, noting that its location 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Peter the Great Bay 바카라 게임 웹사이트 is considered Russian coast, though it is facing the water between the two countries.
바카라 게임 웹사이트On the whole, Japan is concerned about Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트s increasing military activities around the Japanese coasts and watching them with great interest,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Matsuki said.
He said Russia has conducted missile drills in that area in the past and issued maritime advisories ahead of time. He said Japan is not in a position to comment on Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트s intention of the exercise.
Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95 bombers flew over the Sea of Japan for several hours last week.
In September, Japan 바카라 게임 웹사이트 some of which are claimed by Japan 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and expressed concern about Russian and Chinese warships conducting shooting drills in the Sea of Japan.
Russia also in the Sea of Japan last year.
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AP journalist Mari Yamaguchi contributed from Tokyo.