Posted on Mar 12, 2022
Japan Again Raises Concern Over 10 Warship Russian Navy Surface Group - USNI News
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Japanese officials are raising concerns over a ten-ship Russian naval group that transited from the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan via the Tsugaru Strait between Honshu and Hokkaido on Thursday.
The warships, belonging to the Russian Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, had been previously seen in February operating in the southern part of the Sea of Japan and in the Sea of Okhotsk, according to the Friday release from Japan’s Joint Staff Office.
The ships were the destroyer RFS Admiral Panteleyev (548), corvettes RFS Sovershennyy (333), RFS Gromkiy (335), RFS Gremyashchiy (337), RFS Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov (339), RFS Metel (323), RFS Koryeyets (390), an Altay class replenishment ship, Search and Rescue ship Igor Belousov and a Sorum class tugboat (MB-99).
The warships, belonging to the Russian Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, had been previously seen in February operating in the southern part of the Sea of Japan and in the Sea of Okhotsk, according to the Friday release from Japan’s Joint Staff Office.
The ships were the destroyer RFS Admiral Panteleyev (548), corvettes RFS Sovershennyy (333), RFS Gromkiy (335), RFS Gremyashchiy (337), RFS Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov (339), RFS Metel (323), RFS Koryeyets (390), an Altay class replenishment ship, Search and Rescue ship Igor Belousov and a Sorum class tugboat (MB-99).
Japan Again Raises Concern Over 10 Warship Russian Navy Surface Group - USNI News
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The surface action group was spotted sailing about 112 miles east-northeast of Cape Erimo, at 2:00 am Thursday, and subsequently sailed west through the Tsugaru Strait into the Japan Sea. The destroyer JS Makinami (DD-112), minesweeper JS Izushima (MSC- 687) and P-3C Orions of Fleet Air Wing 2, based at Hachinohe Air Base, carried out monitoring and surveillance of the Russian ships, according to the release.
The Russian ships were part of the Russian Pacific Fleet’s elements taking part in the global, large-scale naval exercises carried out by the Russian Navy from January to February with the exercise then viewed with concern by Western nations and Japan.
Japan Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, in a press conference on Friday, said since February, the Russian Navy has been conducting large-scale maritime exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk and other areas in order to show off its ability to operate in the east and west in response to the actions of the Russian military around Ukraine.
Kishi added that Japan viewed the increasing Russian military activity in its vicinity with great concern given the current situation, though Japan was responding to such via diplomatic channels."...
..."The surface action group was spotted sailing about 112 miles east-northeast of Cape Erimo, at 2:00 am Thursday, and subsequently sailed west through the Tsugaru Strait into the Japan Sea. The destroyer JS Makinami (DD-112), minesweeper JS Izushima (MSC- 687) and P-3C Orions of Fleet Air Wing 2, based at Hachinohe Air Base, carried out monitoring and surveillance of the Russian ships, according to the release.
The Russian ships were part of the Russian Pacific Fleet’s elements taking part in the global, large-scale naval exercises carried out by the Russian Navy from January to February with the exercise then viewed with concern by Western nations and Japan.
Japan Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, in a press conference on Friday, said since February, the Russian Navy has been conducting large-scale maritime exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk and other areas in order to show off its ability to operate in the east and west in response to the actions of the Russian military around Ukraine.
Kishi added that Japan viewed the increasing Russian military activity in its vicinity with great concern given the current situation, though Japan was responding to such via diplomatic channels."...
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If I had to bet, they received orders to head towards the Black Sea before Turkey closed off access and are now treading water pending new orders.
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PO2 Marco Monsalve
Lt Col Charlie Brown - The USS Truman, CVN-75 (Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier) and the USS San Jacinto, CG-56 (Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser), are currently in the Northern Aegean. Six other NATO ships are in the Southern Aegean (5 x US of unknown type, 1 x Norwegian of unknown type). Turkey, which controls the straits, is a NATO Alliance member, and tensions between Turkey and Russia may increase should Russia attempt to reinforce its naval presence in the Black Sea.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
PO2 Marco Monsalve I've been to the straits, anyone not wanted is pretty much a sitting duck. Still think the chains used in WWI were the greatest idea ever.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col Charlie Brown Sounds Like 7th Fleet is Plenty Busy! Maybe time to Bring Adak Back up for a 3rd Time!
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