RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Exercise "Ocean-24" covers the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas and involves over 400 warships, submarines and support vessels, more than 120 aircraft and helicopters and over 90,000 troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The manoeuvres will continue until 16 September, the ministry said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in comments to military officials, said the war games were the biggest of their kind in 30 years and that Chinese warships and aircraft were also taking part. China confirmed the news on Monday, adding that the navies of the two countries would cruise together in the Pacific, but gave no details.
A total of 15 countries were invited to observe the exercise, Putin said, without naming them.
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