Russia begins large-scale drills in Pacific

MOSCOW, Jun.03 (YPA) – The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that  more than 40 warships and 20 aircraft of the Pacific fleet have begun training in a remote maritime area, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

The maneuvers, scheduled to take place on June 3-10, will involve ships searching for the “submarines of a mock enemy” and “working out the organization of air defense for tactical groups of ships [to] perform combat training exercises on surface and air targets,” the ministry said in a statement.

The maneuvers come amid growing tensions and a vow of war with NATO and the United States.

The Russian Navy has lost two military ships  in the war with Ukraine.

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