ロシア軍艦が津軽海峡通過　今年４回目、頻度増え警戒―防衛省

　防衛省統合幕僚監部は９日、ロシア海軍のバルザム級情報収集艦が津軽海峡を通過したと発表した。ロシア軍艦の同海峡通過は今年４回目。国際海峡のため通過に法的問題はないが、頻度が増しており、防衛省は警戒するとともに意図などを分析している。
　同省によると、９日午前５時ごろ、北海道・奥尻島の南南西約９０キロを南東に進むバルザム級情報収集艦１隻を海上自衛隊が確認。同艦はその後、津軽海峡を通過し東進した。７日には宗谷海峡を西に抜けるのが確認されていた。海自の艦艇や哨戒機が警戒監視し、領海侵入はなかった。（2022/06/09-23:34）

The Japanese Defense Ministry's Joint Staff has said that a Russian navy intelligence ship sailed through the Tsugaru Strait between Japan's Honshu main island and its northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the fourth such journey by a Russian warship this year.
   Although there are no legal issues with foreign ships passing through the Tsugaru Strait, which is an international strait, the Japanese ministry is currently analyzing the latest event as the Russian navy has frequently been seen operating in the area recently.
   According to the ministry, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force spotted one Balzam-class intelligence ship sailing southeast some 90 kilometers south-southwest of the Hokkaido island of Okushiri at around 5 a.m. Thursday (8 p.m. Wednesday GMT).
   The ship then proceeded to pass through the Tsugaru Strait to head east.
   On Tuesday, the intelligence ship was spotted heading west through the Soya Strait between Cape Soya in Hokkaido and the Russian island of Sakhalin.