TOKYO, Aug. 20 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release:

At around 9:00 a.m., Thursday, August 14, 2025, JMSDF spotted RFN Vishnya-class AGI 1 (hull number 208) sailing westward in the waters approximately 50 km northeast of Cape Shiriya.

The RFN AGI continued to sail westward through Tsugaru Strait into the Sea of Japan from August 14 to 15.

This is the same vessel that sailed eastward through Tsugaru Strait from August 9 to 10, 2025.

JMSDF assets monitored the activities of the vessel. ABBREVIATIONS JMSDF: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force RFN: Russian Federation Navy AGI: Auxiliary General Intelligence

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