Warships from Russia and China staged firing exercises as part of anti-submarine and air defense drills during a joint patrol in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian navy said on Monday.
The exercises took place in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Pacific Fleet reported but the report did not reveal the exact location.
This came after Russia and China, which have formed a quasi-alliance in opposition to the United States and its allies, conducted a series of bilateral military maneuvers last month.
The Russian military joined Northern/Interaction-2024, a China-led exercise held in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk, northwest of the Pacific Ocean. The Chinese military also joined the Russian military strategic exercise Ocean-2024 in the Far East.