Two Russian frigates were spotted sailing off the waters near Taiwan and Japanese-controlled Okinawa islands between June 27 and June 30, Japan’s military said, amid rising tensions in the region.
Japan’s Joint Staff said the two Steregushchy-class frigates were first detected 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of the Yonaguni island in Okinawa prefecture near Taiwan at around 8:00 a.m. local time on June 27.
The ships were spotted 120 kilometers (74 miles) southeast of Ishigaki Island in Okinawa from June 27 to June 29 before heading north through the waters between Miyako and Okinawa islands on June 30.
Japan’s military responded by deploying two ships to monitor the Russian ships’ movement, according to the Joint Staff’s statement….