The Russian side conducted a naval exercise in Alaska. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)
Overseas Network, August 28. The Russian military introduced on Friday (28th) that the Russian Navy conducted a large-scale war exercise near Alaska, involving dozens of ships and aircraft. The largest exercise in the region since the Soviet era. The United States also confirmed that a submarine suddenly surfaced during the exercise of the Russian Navy in international waters near Alaska that day.
According to news from the Associated Press (AP) on the 27th, US time, Russian navy chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov stated that more than 50 warships and about 40 aircraft are conducting exercises in the Bering Sea, and the exercise involves multiple exercises. The launch of the missile. Earlier on the same day, the Russian army released footage of the fleet's exercises in the Bering Sea. The footage showed that the cruiser Varyag and the cruise missile submarine Omsk launched anti-ship missiles from the surface and underwater, successfully hitting 450 kilometers and 320 kilometers away respectively. As part of the fleet’s tactical exercises. Yevmenov emphasized that the game of war is part of Russia’s efforts to expand its presence in the Arctic and protect its resources. He said that Russia is developing strength to ensure economic development in the region.
U.S. Northern Command stated on social networks that it is closely monitoring a Russian submarine floating near Alaska with the North American Air Defense Command. The US military mentioned that the Russian military is conducting exercises in international waters outside the territorial waters of the United States, and has not received any requests for assistance from the Russian side so far, and emphasized that the US is ready to provide assistance to people and ships in distress.
A US fishing boat and US local time encountered a Russian fleet in the Bering Sea on Wednesday (26th), including 5 surface ships and 2 submarines, and were asked to leave the waters at the scene. In response, a US Coast Guard spokesperson confirmed that the scene of the incident was not the territorial waters of the United States, but only the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and Russia is launching scheduled military operations. (Hou Xingchuan, Overseas Network)
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