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SHOTLIST:

SEA OF JAPAN (AUG. 5, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - RESTRICTED)

1. RUSSIAN WARSHIP

2. RUSSIAN NAVY OFFICER SPEAKING ON RADIO ABOARD VESSEL

3. RUSSIAN WARSHIP AND SEARCH AND RESCUE BOAT MOVING AT SEA

4. VARIOUS OF SHIPS FROM BOTH NAVIES AT SEA

5. CONTROL PANEL ON NAVY VESSEL

6. VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN AND CHINESE NAVY PERSONNEL WORKING ABOARD SEA OF JAPAN (AUG. 5 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY—: The Russian and Chinese navies carried out joint underwater search and rescue drills as part of the "Maritime Interaction 2025" military exercise in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

The five-day naval drills, which began on Aug. 1, included anti-submarine and artillery maneuvers. During the rescue scenario, a simulated disabled submarine was located on the seabed, prompting coordinated operations by both navies.

The Chinese Navy deployed its LR-7 submersible from the rescue vessel Shihu to dock with the Russian submarine Volkhov, while the Russian rescue ship Igor Belousov carried out a similar docking operation with a Chinese submarine.