Russia Reportedly Proposed a Three-Way Naval Exercise With North Korea and China
I hope the Russians bring along a tugboat to help the North Korean ships keep up:
Kim Kyou-hyun (C, back), chief of the National Intelligence Service, attends a plenary session of the intelligence committee at the National Assembly in Seoul on Sept. 4, 2023. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Russia proposed conducting three-way naval exercises with North Korea and China when Moscow’s defense minister held a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in late July, South Korea’s intelligence agency was quoted as saying Monday.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the proposal when he held a one-on-one meeting with the North’s leader, National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Kim Kyou-hyun said during a close-door briefing to the parliamentary intelligence committee, according to Rep. Yoo Sang-bum of the ruling People Power Party.
Shoigu visited the North from July 25-27.
Yonhap
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Three-way of Love.
Given Russian Naval experiences near Port Arthur and Tsushima Island in the past, I would think they’d want to avoid the area.
Then again, there are not likely going to be many Yorkshire fishing boats to mistake for Japanese torpedo boats, so they probably won’t sink themselves this time around.
Probably.
Best make sure there aren’t any Ukrainians in the area, as they could be a threat.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogger_Bank_incident
Thanks for that link Setnaffa.
After the Dogger Bank Incident the supply ship Kamchatka went AWOL.
“Kamchatka eventually rejoined the fleet and claimed that she had engaged three Japanese warships and fired over 300 shells. The ships she had actually fired at were a Swedish merchantman, a German trawler, and a French schooner.”
Russian naval gunnery and observation skills were much improved by the time of the Battle of Tsushima … … …