[Moscow, 20th Archyde.com]-Russia announced on the 20th that its navy will conduct a large-scale military exercise from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean this month and next month, mobilizing all ships.
In addition to the waters directly adjacent to Russia, it will be implemented in the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean.
According to the Ministry of Defense, 140 ships and support vessels, 60 military aircraft, 1000 military equipment, and about 10,000 soldiers will be mobilized.
Russia has deployed large troops around the Ukrainian border and has repeatedly made strong statements, raising concerns about the invasion of Ukraine in the west. Russia has strongly denied plans for an invasion.
The Russian Defense Ministry has posted a video on Facebook of the Pacific Fleet’s latest diesel electric submarine firing a cruise missile “Calibre” from the Sea of Japan toward a land target.
The missile is said to have hit a target on the coast of Khabarovsk Krai in the Russian Far East, more than 1,000 kilometers away.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Iranian army said that Iran, China and Russia will conduct a joint naval exercise on the 21st, according to the Iranian government-affiliated ISNA news agency.