# Russia’s Pacific Fleet holds drill near Southern Kuril Islands

https://mins.news/en/item/27966

- CGTN, 2026-08-20 06:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-20/Russia-s-Pacific-Fleet-holds-drill-near-Southern-Kurils-Islands-1PLfkD7hGV2/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Russia’s Pacific Fleet carried out missile strikes on targets near the coast of the Southern Kuril Islands during a planned military exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. Japan refers to the islands as the Northern Territories.

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