Military exercises " 140 aircraft, as well as 60 warships, boats and support vessels are involved in the maneuvers. The exercises will continue until September 7, according to DW.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced the "

It is reported that the ships of the Pacific Fleet have already begun maneuvers at sea.

India and China take part in military exercises. In particular, in the Sea of \u200b\u200bJapan, the groupings of the Pacific Fleet and the naval forces of China will conduct maneuvers to defend sea lanes and areas of maritime economic activity..

Also, during the exercises, the defeat of enemy ship groups and amphibious assault forces in the Far Eastern island zone and near Kamchatka will be practiced, missile and artillery firing is planned..

The involvement of China and India has attracted the attention of the West.

In addition, experts from the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as well as other states, including Azerbaijan, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan, observe the military exercises.

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Previously, the FT explained why Russia began military exercises with China against the background of the war against Ukraine. Experts believe that the Russian authorities are pursuing several goals, and one of them is to create the impression that everything is in order in Moscow and that it does not suffer from the consequences of the war that it unleashed.