ロシア極東演習、１日からに変更　規模縮小、北方領土実施に日本警戒

　ロシア国防省は２９日、極東を管轄する東部軍管区で予定している大規模軍事演習「ボストーク（東方）２０２２」について、先に公表した日程を先送りし、兵員５万人以上で９月１～７日に行うと発表した。４年前の前回に引き続き、中国軍も参加。演習場所にロシアが事実上支配する北方領土の択捉島や国後島の地名も含まれており、日本政府が警戒している。
　ただ、前回のボストークは約３０万人が参加したとされている。ウクライナ侵攻には東部軍管区の部隊も投入され、甚大な人的損害が伝えられる中、規模の縮小を余儀なくされた形だ。（2022/08/29-18:24）

Russia will hold large-scale military drills in its Far Eastern region from Thursday to Sept. 7, two days later than previously planned, the country's Defense Ministry said Monday.
   Japan is vigilant as the Vostok 2022 drills are set to take place in areas including the islands of Etorofu and Kunashiri, two of the four northwestern Pacific islands at the center of the two countries' long-standing territorial dispute, called the Northern Territories in Japan.
   The drills are likely to have been delayed as Russian President Vladimir Putin may view them. He is set to visit the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok to attend the Eastern Economic Forum, slated for Sept. 5-8.
   The number of participating troops is likely to slump to at least 50,000 from some 300,000 in the previous Vostok exercises four years ago as Russia's military has suffered many casualties in its aggression against Ukraine.
   The Chinese military is expected to join the drills as it did four years ago.