Chinese Navy Ships Arrive in Vladivostok After Joint Russian-Chinese Exercises

The main objective of the joint drills between the Russian Navy and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy was to strengthen naval ties between the two countries, with the overall goal of maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, a spokesman for Russia's Pacific Fleet told reporters on Sunday.

"The Russia-China naval exercises North. Interaction 2023, which were held from July 20 through 23, ended in the Sea of Japan. […] Upon completion, Russian and Chinese warships headed for Vladivostok," the spokesman said.

About 20 combat exercises were conducted, including live-fire training on various types of targets. The exercises also included practicing joint anti-submarine warfare and naval combat operations, escorting ships at sea and in the air, protecting and defending groups of ships at anchor in an open roadstead, and ensuring the safety of communications in the waters and airspace of the Sea of Japan.

Check out Sputnik's gallery of the most striking photos from the four-day Russian-Chinese naval drills.

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Ceremonial reception of the crews of four ships of the PLA Navy upon their arrival following the Russian-Chinese joint drills "North/Interaction-2023" in the Russian port of Vladivostok on Monday, July 24, 2023.

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A PLA Navy ship seen on Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Russian port of Vladivostok, where Chinese ships arrived after the joint Russian-Chinese "North/Interaction-2023" exercise in the Sea of Japan.

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Crew of a PLA Navy ship seen on Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Russian port of Vladivostok, where Chinese ships arrived after the joint Russian-Chinese exercise "North/Interaction-2023" in the Sea of Japan.

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Flags of the People's Republic of China seen on a PLA Navy ship. The ships arrived on a visit after the joint Russian-Chinese exercise "North/Interaction-2023" in the port of Vladivostok, Russian.

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Port employees during the arrival of four PLA Navy ships on a visit after the joint Russian-Chinese exercise "North/Interaction-2023" to the Russian port of Vladivostok. The exercise took place in the Sea of Japan.

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The crew of a Chinese PLA Navy ship solemnly disembarks at the Russian port of Vladivostok on Monday, July 24, 2023. The Chinese ships arrived after the joint Russian-Chinese exercise "North/Interaction-2023" in the Sea of Japan.

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Ceremonial reception of the crews of four ships of the PLA Navy upon their arrival following the Russian-Chinese joint drills "North/Interaction-2023" in the Russian port of Vladivostok on Monday, July 24, 2023.

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Crew of a PLA Navy ship seen in the Russian port of Vladivostok, where Chinese ships arrived after the joint Russian-Chinese exercise "North/Interaction-2023" in the Sea of Japan, on Monday, July 24, 2023.

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Ceremonial reception of the crews of four ships of the PLA Navy upon their arrival following the Russian-Chinese joint drills "North/Interaction-2023" in the Russian port of Vladivostok on Monday, July 24, 2023.

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PLA Navy ships in the port of Vladivostok, Russia, on Monday, July 24, 2023. Chinese ships arrived after the joint Russian-Chinese exercise "North/Interaction-2023" in the Sea of Japan.

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