“Officers from the (Russian) Eastern Military District, the Pacific Fleet Headquarters and representatives from the Chinese Navy held a reconnaissance mission at the Knevichi Airfield and studied the areas for landing troops at a Pacific Fleet range near Mys Klerk (Cape Klerk),” Alexander Gordeyev told journalists.
The first stage of Russian-Chinese navy exercises were held in the Mediterranean Sea.
The drills, which involved around 10 ships from both countries, took place between May 17 and May 21, according to Sputnik.