Russia trained troops to attack Japan and South Korea 5 January 2025
Russia trained troops to attack Japan and South Korea
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Russia has trained its troops for a potential attack on Japan and South Korea, according to a report by the Financial Times.
The British outlet reviewed 29 Russian military documents and uncovered a strategy devised by Moscow to target the two Asian nations.
Russia reportedly developed a detailed plan to assess the defensive capabilities and vulnerabilities of both countries. As part of the preparation, several Russian Tu-95 bombers embarked on a 17-hour flight circuit.
This operation took place in 2014, the same year Russia annexed Crimea and during a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States.
According to William Alberque, former NATO official who works at the Stimson Center, interviewed by the Financial Times, this sample represents only a small proportion of "hundreds, if not thousands, of mapped targets across Europe, including military targets and critical infrastructure."
Poster Comment:
The Russians still have not returned the Kuril Islands to Japan after the Soviet Union took them toward the end of WW II.