The navies of Russia and China are conducting joint artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan, near the Russian port of Vladivostok, as part of the "Maritime Interaction-2025" exercise, Russian officials said on Sunday.

Russia and China are staging mock combat drills and other war games in the Sea of Japan in a sign of strengthening military ties.

Russia and China have begun a series of mock combat drills in the Sea of Japan to highlight the two powers' tight military ties.