The Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet has deployed state-of-the-art anti-ship missile systems on islands off northern Japan at the centre of a long-running spat between Tokyo and Moscow, the fleet’s newspaper reported recently.
The Bastion missile system has been installed on Etorofu Island and the Bal system on Kunashiri Island, according to the report. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said in March his country would deploy the shore-to-ship missile systems on the islands before the end of the year.
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