Russia-2 submarine tests missile in Sea of ​​Japan amid tensions between Russia and Japan – News – Rti Central Radio

Two Russian navy submarines in the Sea of ​​Japan fired cruise missiles during the exercise, the Russian Ministry of Defense said today (14th), amid growing tensions between Moscow and Tokyo over Japan’s support for Ukraine.

The ministry announced that two submarines off the coast of the Russian Far East, the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and the Volkov, fired several “calibers of caliber” at the target from underwater. (Kalibr)” cruise missile.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation released footage of missiles rising from the sea, and the submarine crew simulated being attacked by the missiles.

Japan has joined tough Western sanctions on Moscow and welcomed hundreds of Ukrainians fleeing the fighting, as well as providing military aid with non-lethal weapons in Kyiv.

On the 8th, Tokyo announced a series of new sanctions, including a ban on Russian coal and large energy imports, and the expulsion of eight Russian diplomats for “war crimes” committed by Moscow.

Russia announced in March that Moscow had abandoned a longstanding diplomatic effort to strike a peace treaty with Japan to formally end World War II because of Japan’s response to the conflict.