Russian and Chinese submarines carried out submarine patrols in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, the press service of the Russian Pacific Fleet reported on Wednesday. portal from VTV
"Diesel-electric submarines of the Russian Navy and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy participated in a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time," the statement said.
The patrol followed the conclusion of the Russian-Chinese Maritime Interaction 2025 exercise in the Sea of Japan, which ran from July 9 to August 4.
The Russian Pacific Fleet's Volkhov diesel-electric submarine and a PLA Navy submarine headed for the agreed patrol route in the Seas of Japan and East China. After completing their joint patrols, the submarines returned to their bases.
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