Taiwan detects two Russian warships off its coast


Taiwan’s military sent aircraft and ships to keep watch and activated shore-based missile systems. - Reuters

TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan sighted two Russian frigates sailing off its eastern coast on Tuesday (June 27) and deployed surveillance ships and aircraft to monitor their movements, the island's Ministry of National Defence said.

The Russian warships were "detected sailing from south to north in the waters off our eastern coast" as of 11pm local time (1500 GMT), it said in a statement on Tuesday.

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