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Warships of China-Russia joint maritime patrol reach Kamchatka for replenishment: Russian media

Global Times

By Liu Xuanzun Published: Aug 12, 2025 11:15 PM

After launching a maritime joint patrol in the Western Pacific on August 6 following the five-day Joint Sea-2025 exercise near Vladivostok, Chinese and Russian warships arrived in Kamchatka, Russia for replenishment, Russian media reported on Tuesday.

A task force of the Russian Navy and the Navy of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, performing joint patrols in the Asia-Pacific Region, made a port call in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to replenish stocks, Russian news agency Tass reported on Tuesday, citing the Russian Pacific Fleet's press service.

"The large antisubmarine ship Admiral Tributs of the Pacific Fleet, the Shaoxing destroyer and the Qiandaohu replenishment ship of the PLA Navy called at a roadstead in the Avacha Bay. Soon, the vessels will continue their journey along the previously agreed patrol route," the fleet's press service said.

The fleet emphasized that the patrol's primary objectives include enhancing naval cooperation between Russia and China, maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, conducting maritime surveillance, and protecting economic assets of both countries in the area. Sailors from both navies will conduct joint drills focusing on maneuvering and operational coordination, Tass reported, noting that this marks the continuation of annual bilateral patrols that began with the first Russian-Chinese joint naval patrol in the Asia-Pacific in 2021.

The Russian release came after China and Russia have wrapped up their five-day Joint Sea-2025 naval drills near Vladivostok, Russia on August 5 and proceeded to conduct the maritime joint patrol in the Western Pacific on August 6, according to official releases from the Chinese side.

Fu Qianshao, a Chinese military affairs expert, told the Global Times on Tuesday that judging from the Chinese and Russian releases, the warships departed Vladivostok in the Sea of Japan, headed northeast and traversed to the Sea of Okhotsk before arriving in Kamchatka.

This is a long voyage, and the replenishment in Kamchatka suggests the next stage could take the patrol even farther, Fu said. Given that Chinese warships have reportedly sailed near Alaska in previous far seas voyages, the expert said it is interesting to see where they will go this time.

The China-Russia Joint Sea-2025 joint exercise, followed by the sixth maritime joint patrol in Pacific waters, is part of the two militaries' annual cooperation plan, does not target any third party, and is unrelated to the current international or regional situation, said Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson at China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on July 30, when announcing the events.