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Russian and Chinese warships are operating in the waters around Japan as part of a joint drill, as the People’s Liberation Army Navy Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Philippine Sea.

In other developments, Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced that a Russian IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) violated Japan’s territorial airspace three times on Monday, with intercepting Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) fighter aircraft releasing flares to warn the Russian aircraft, according to Japanese officials.

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