JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: South Africa embarked on a 10-day joint military exercises with Russia and China along its eastern coast on Friday, days before Moscow's invasion of Ukraine marks its first full year.

The controversial drills, dubbed "Mosi" — "smoke" in the local Tswana language — began off the port cities of Durban and Richards Bay. They will end on February 27.

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