The Russian-Chinese Coast Guard exercise Pacific Patrol 2024 has been successfully completed in the Primorsky Territory, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the FSB border department for the region.
The department recalled that nine ships and two aircraft from the Russian side, and two ships and two helicopters from the Chinese Coast Guard, were involved.
During the exercises, practical actions were carried out to search for and stop an intruding vessel, joint manoeuvres were conducted, artillery fire was fired to repel an attack by unmanned vessels, and combat training tasks were completed to provide assistance to a vessel in distress, as well as to rescue a person in the water.
The Pacific Patrol 2024 exercise was reportedly a success and will become an annual event in the future.
