The maritime exercises will be staged from Durban and Richards Bay, ports in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province
South Africa has faced domestic criticism for participating in the drills. The opposition Democratic Alliance said it shows South Africa is not neutral in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
At least 350 members of South Africa’s navy and other military branches are expected to participate in the exercise, the government has said.South Africa is among many African countries that have friendly relations with Moscow and abstained from voting on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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