Russian Pacific Fleet Conducts Combat Drill in Gulf of Sea of Japan

A view of Vladivostok from the sea is seen in September 2018.
13:39 JST, April 15, 2025
The Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet conducted a combat drill off the coast of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, in the Peter the Great Gulf of the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry announced Monday.
The fleet held a drill simulating battles between submarines, the ministry said. Two Russian submarines, the Ufa and the Komsomolsk-na-Amure, took part.
According to the ministry’s announcement, the fleet conducted a search for submarines using sound detectors and torpedo test-launches.
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