Russia begins massive naval drills together with China

Russian and Chinese warships sail in the Peter the Great Gulf during Ocean-2024 strategic command and staff exercises in Russia (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP)

The Russian military has launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint manoeuvres.

The Ocean-24 exercise spans the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas and involves over 400 warships, submarines and support vessels, more than 120 planes and helicopters and over 90,000 troops, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement.