Russia and Japan to hold military exercise on Sakhalin

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Joint military exercises of Russian and Japanese border guard will be conducted on Sakhalin on July, 22.

Residents and guests of the region will have a possibility to visit the ships by the end of the exercises.

Patrol vessels 'Paliya' and '825', a guard ship, as well as a boat and helicopter of the Federal Security Service will present Russia. From the Japanese side there will be a patrol vessel Echigo.

The participants will exercise detaining an intruding ship, rendering assistance to a ship in distress, as well as rescuing people at sea.

Lieutenant General Kudryashov will run the exercises from the Russian side.

In 2014, there have already been conducted joint anti-terror exercises under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

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