On October 14, the Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint-2021" joint exercise kicked off in the Sea of Japan, and on October 15, live-fire and other subjects began. Unexpectedly, a US destroyer actually broke into the exercise area and tried to break into Russian territorial waters, and was expelled by Russian warships. According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, the U.S. Navy responded to the matter on October 16, claiming that the statements made by the Russian side do not conform to the facts, and that the actions of the US warships are in line with international law and will continue to act.
The joint military exercise between China and Russia in the Sea of Japan has attracted widespread attention from all sides. Out of the importance attached to military exercises, the Chinese side sent a 10,000-ton nanchang warship. On October 15, the second day of the joint military exercise, the two sides conducted live military exercises mainly in the waters near Peter the Great Bay, including shooting at the sea. Before the start of the exercise, the no-sea area for artillery fire had been demarcated. However, the US Navy destroyer "Chafi" deliberately looked for fault and actually broke into the no-navigation waters where the artillery was fired during the exercise.
According to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry, the destroyer Chafi had been in the Sea of Japan for several days and had not found any abnormal behavior, but suddenly broke into the restricted area of the exercise on the afternoon of October 15. The Destroyer Admiral Tributs of the Russian Navy, which was patrolling the nearby waters, immediately took action, warning the Chafi through international communication channels to stop immediately. The next scene is even more surprising, the "Chafi" not only did not change course, but raised the bunting flag from the helicopter deck to prepare for take-off.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that the US move means that the "Chafi" will not change its course and speed, and it will try to let the helicopter violate Russia's maritime borders. In response to the provocative behavior of the United States, the Russian side took decisive measures to force the "Chafi" to finally change course and turn back. According to reports, in the course of the action, the Russian anti-submarine ship "Admiral Tributs" and the "Chafi" were only 60 meters apart in the nearest time, which showed the level of tension at that time.
The US destroyers intruded into the forbidden waters where the artillery fire of the Sino-Russian exercises was prohibited, and the degree of danger could be imagined, and it was not ruled out that an accident would occur. However, in response to this matter, the US Navy is still tough, claiming that the behavior of the destroyer "Chafi" conforms to international law and international practice, and the statement that it attempts to violate Russia's national border is not in line with the facts. U.S. Pacific Fleet Command said the interaction between the Destroyer Chafi and the Russian anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs was safe and professional, and all of its actions were legal.
The U.S. Navy also said it would continue to "fly, sail and act" to the extent permitted by international law. From this expression of the US side, we can know how domineering and arrogant they are, and at the same time they do not have a long memory. In September 2018, the Russian Navy and the Air space force launched a large-scale military exercise in the waters off the eastern side of the Mediterranean, and the United States actually sent destroyers to break into the Russian military exercise area, resulting in a lot of impact on the exercise. At that time, the Russian army gave warnings many times, but none of them achieved too good results.
As a last resort, the Russian army dispatched a number of fighters to conduct a simulated attack on the US destroyer, and the US destroyer who found that the situation was not right quickly withdrew. For the Russian counterattack, the US Department of Defense actually hit a rake, claiming that the other side's action was too dangerous. This statement of the US Department of Defense is obviously untenable, and it is clear that the US military first sabotaged the Russian military's exercises, and only when the warning was ineffective did the Russian military take tough action. After 3 years, the US military came to this set again and invaded the Sino-Russian exercise zone without permission, did it forget what happened at that time?
Russia, which has always been known for its toughness, has actually been more restrained this time. A few months ago, British warships invaded the territorial waters of the Russian Black Sea, and the Russians adopted means such as bomb warnings. Of course, the nature of the U.S. military was different from that of the time and did not enter Russian territorial waters. If the U.S. military had been hot-headed, the consequences would have been unimaginable.