Russian, Japanese Troops Get Ready For Joint Sarex Drills Near Vladivostok - Statement
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published June 13, 2019 | 01:17 PM
Servicemen from the Russian Pacific Fleet and Marine Self-Defense Forces of Japan took part in the training in the Russian city of Vladivostok in the Far East ahead of the joint Sarex-2019 drills, Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman Nikolai Voskresensky said on Thursday
VLADIVOSTOK (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 13th June, 2019) Servicemen from the Russian Pacific Fleet and Marine Self-Defense Forces of Japan took part in the training in the Russian city of Vladivostok in the Far East ahead of the joint Sarex-2019 drills, Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman Nikolai Voskresensky said on Thursday.
On Monday, Japanese Takanami-Class destroyer Suzunami arrived in Vladivostok with an unofficial visit. On Saturday, Japanese self-defense forces and Russian troops will partake in joint exercises dubbed Sarex-2019 (Search-and-Rescue Exercise) in the Peter the Great Gulf, the largest gulf of the Sea of Japan, not far from Vladivostok.
"Sailors from the Russian anti-submarine Admiral Panteleyev and the Japanese destroyer began preparations for Sarex-2019 drills," Voskresensky said.
On Thursday, the servicemen trained how to organize communication and inspect a vessel captured by pirates. They also performed reconnaissance operations of the helicopter landing sites on the ships that will be involved in the drills.
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