ロシア艦、また接続水域航行　尖閣周辺、中国側の動きなし―防衛省

　防衛省統合幕僚監部は５日、ロシア海軍の艦艇３隻が沖縄県の尖閣諸島周辺の接続水域を航行するのを確認したと発表した。うち１隻は４日朝にも進入し、その際は中国軍艦が追う形で接続水域に入っており、日本政府が抗議していた。今回は中国艦に特異な動きはなかった。
　同省によると、３隻は４日夜、尖閣諸島の久場島と大正島の間を北進し、東シナ海へ進んだ。同区間は領海外側の接続水域で、海上自衛隊が警戒監視に当たった。
　ロシア艦は６月１５日に北海道南東の沖合で確認され、その後房総沖や伊豆諸島を経て日本を半周するなどしていた。同省は情勢を考慮して、ロシア艦の尖閣周辺通過を初めて公表した。（2022/07/05-23:33）

Three Russian warships sailed in the contiguous zone around Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands Monday night, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
   The three vessels sailed north between the islands of Kubajima and Taishojima, part of the Senkaku chain in Okinawa Prefecture, toward the East China Sea, the ministry said.
   One of the three vessels sailed in the contiguous zone Monday morning, which was followed by a Chinese warship, whose move drew a protest from the Japanese government. The Senkaku Islands are administered by Tokyo and Claimed by Beijing.
   Russian warships were spotted off the southeastern cost of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, on June 15 and later went half around the Japanese archipelago.
   The ministry also said that a Chinese reconnaissance vessel sailed north between Okinawa's main island and the island of Miyakojima Tuesday morning. The vessel has circumnavigated the Japanese archipelago since June.