Type 99 (ZTZ-99) main battle tank of the People's Liberation Army of China during Exercise East. File photoTOKYO, Aug 29 Russian military exercises Vostok 2022 are causing Japan's concern, Hirokazu Matsuno, secretary general of the country's government, said at a press conference in Tokyo. with the activity of Russian troops near our country against the backdrop of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The government continues to collect information and will act accordingly,» Matsuno said. />The foreigners participating in the Vostok exercises arrived at the training ground at the WWII also recalled that on July 27, Japan conveyed a protest to Russia through diplomatic channels due to the fact that «Russia's exercises in the northern territories (as Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan and Khabomai are called in Japan — ed.), does not coincide with the position of Japan and is unacceptable.» A submission was also made demanding that the region of the four northern islands be excluded from the exercise zone, Matsuno noted. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense announced that the Vostok-2022 strategic exercises would be held from September 1 to 7 at seven training grounds of the Eastern Military District, more than 50 thousand people, more than 5 thousand units of weapons and military equipment, including 140 aircraft, 60 warships, boats and support vessels. and military transport aviation.
China announced live-fire exercises in the East China SeaJoint actions will be worked out by operational control groups, military contingents and observers of the CSTO, SCO and other partner states, in particular, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Syria and Tajikistan. The actions of the troops involved will comply with the 1996 Confidence-Building Agreement in the military field in the border area between Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and China. The draw of the main tactical episodes will take place at the Sergeyevsky training ground in Primorye. In the Sea of Japan, joint actions to defend sea lanes and areas of maritime economic activity, support ground forces in the coastal direction will be worked out by the forces of the Pacific Fleet and the Chinese Navy. Lagunnoye», «Telemba», «Uspenovsky» and in the coastal zones of the Sea of Okhotsk. During the exercises, commanders and headquarters will improve the skills of managing interspecific and coalition groups in repelling aggression in the Eastern direction and in the Far Eastern sea zone. It is also planned to increase the compatibility and level of interaction of coalition groups in carrying out joint tasks to maintain peace, protect interests and ensure military security. Russia to participate in the exercises «Vostok-2022»
