ロシア軍７隻、伊豆諸島を航行　別艦隊は宗谷海峡通過―防衛省

　防衛省統合幕僚監部は１７日、ロシア海軍の艦艇７隻が伊豆諸島間を南西に向け航行したと発表した。別に９隻が北海道の宗谷海峡を通過したことも確認。いずれも自衛隊への危険な行為や領海侵入はなかった。
　ロシア海軍は日本周辺での活動を活発化させており、同省は警戒を強めるとともに、太平洋での大規模演習との関係を調べている。（2022/06/18-00:19）

Seven Russian navy ships have sailed between two islands in Japan's Izu chain in the Pacific, the Japanese Defense Ministry's Joint Staff said Friday.
   The vessels, including destroyers and frigates, traveled in waters between the islands of Sumisujima and Torishima in the Izu chain and were spotted sailing southwest by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force between Thursday night and Friday morning, according to the Joint Staff.
   The moves by the Russian warships came after the seven vessels headed for waters southeast of Cape Inubo in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following their operations in waters southeast of the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on June 9. The MSDF has been monitoring their activities.
   Separately, nine ships from the Russian navy were spotted north of Cape Soya, located in the northernmost part of Hokkaido, around 6 a.m. Friday (9 p.m. Thursday GMT), the Joint Staff said. The ships then sailed west in the Soya Strait between Cape Soya and the Russian island of Sakhalin, and traveled toward the Okhotsk Sea.
   None of the 16 Russian warships violated Japanese territorial waters or took dangerous action against the MSDF.