Japanese MOD:Russian And Chinese

TOKYO – Translated statements by the Japanese Ministry of Defense:

All Activity By Russian And Chinese Military/Naval Forces Around The Islands:

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force reported that at around 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2020, a total of five ships, including the Chinese Navy Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier “Shandong,” were sailing in waters approximately 460 km south of Miyako Island (Okinawa Prefecture).

There was a fear of a violation of airspace in the East China Sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of ​​Japan, and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, so fighter jets from the ASDF Southwest Air Force were scrambled to respond. The Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces will continue to make every effort to respond 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to protect Japan’s territory and the peaceful lives of its people.”

On the morning of October 27, 2020 (Friday), a Chinese Y-9 intelligence gathering aircraft flew from the East China Sea, passed between Okinawa main island and Miyakojima, reached the Pacific Ocean, and returned to Okinawa main island and Miyakojima. The aircraft then flew towards the East China Sea.

There was a threat of a violation of airspace in the East China Sea, so fighter jets from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Southwest Air Force were scrambled to respond. The Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces will continue to make every effort to respond 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to protect Japan’s territory and the peaceful lives of its people. *The photo is a document image

On October 26 (Thursday), a presumed Chinese unmanned aircraft flew from the East China Sea, passing between Yonaguni Island and Taiwan, reaching the Pacific Ocean, and then flying towards the Bashi Strait.

Regarding the movements of Russian naval vessels, the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces have announced that the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s 1st Missile Boat Squadron Kumataka” (Yoichi), 45th Minesweeper Squadron “Izushima” (Hakodate), and 2nd Air Group P”-3C” (Hachinohe),

There was a fear of a violation of airspace in the Sea of ​​Japan, the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, the Pacific Ocean, and the East China Sea, so fighter jets from the Air Self Defense Force Northern Air Force and other units were scrambled to respond. The Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces will continue to make every effort to respond 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to protect Japan’s territory and the peaceful lives of its people.

A Russian intelligence-gathering aircraft (IL-20) flew from the continent and flew to the Pacific Ocean via the Sea of Okhotsk. In response, we responded by sending fighter aircraft from the Northern Air Force.