A detachment of the Russian Pacific Fleet has arrived at the port of Cam Ranh in Vietnam to conduct joint rescue drills with local forces, according to the fleet's press service.
The exercises will focus on at-sea rescue operations involving rescue ships and submarines from both nations.
The arrival in Vietnam occurs as Russian naval activity in the broader Indo-Pacific region intensifies.
Earlier this week, Russian vessels, including the Slava-class guided-missile cruiser Varyag, arrived in the Chinese port of Qingdao.
Beijing’s defense ministry confirmed that China and Russia are set to hold their annual joint naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean later this month, which will include patrols in unspecified areas of the region.
For market readers, the clustering of Russian naval deployments in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific underscores the deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing.