Journalists have published data obtained from 29 secret Russian military files. The documents, dated 2013-2014, reveal plans for Russian strikes on the military and civilian infrastructure of Japan and South Korea in the event of war, The Financial Times reports.

Despite its age, these materials, which were obtained by the journalists of the agency, are still considered relevant because of their connection to current Russian strategies.

Russia has identified 160 targets for attacks in both countries, 82 of which are military and the rest are civilian.

Also, according to classified data, Russia’s plans included strikes on key infrastructure in Japan and South Korea.

According to the FT article, the reason for this is that Moscow feared that its eastern borders would remain vulnerable in the event of a war with NATO. It was also allegedly preparing for attacks by the United States and its allies in the region.

In addition, the documents provide details on the principles of nuclear weapons use, including modeling attacks on European countries and a possible Chinese invasion.

According to the agency, one of the hypothetical scenarios involved an attack on the Japanese island of Okushiri using 12 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from Tu-160 bombers.

Russia estimated the effectiveness of hitting the target at 85%. However, as noted in the article, in the war against Ukraine, the effectiveness of the Kh-101 was much lower due to air defense.

South Korea has recently imposed sanctions on Russia and the DPRK.

The United States and Japan are stepping up cooperation to deter strategic threats.