Total of five aircraft from China, Russia enter South Korea's air defense identification zone
- 5 years ago
러 군용기, 독도 인근 영공침범…軍, 경고사격
Two Chinese military planes and three Russian ones violated South Korea's air defense identification zone Tuesday morning.
The Chinese aircraft came in from the northwestern part of the zone at 6:44 AM and then went out 30 minutes later near South Korea's southwestern island of Ieodo .
One of the Russian planes violated South Korea's actual airspace near Dokdo Island, a first for Russia,… and in response, the South Korean Air Force fired flares and warning shots.
Seoul's defense ministry said the government will be summoning the ambassadors of China and Russia later today to very strongly protest their entering the air defense ID zone without prior notification.
Two Chinese military planes and three Russian ones violated South Korea's air defense identification zone Tuesday morning.
The Chinese aircraft came in from the northwestern part of the zone at 6:44 AM and then went out 30 minutes later near South Korea's southwestern island of Ieodo .
One of the Russian planes violated South Korea's actual airspace near Dokdo Island, a first for Russia,… and in response, the South Korean Air Force fired flares and warning shots.
Seoul's defense ministry said the government will be summoning the ambassadors of China and Russia later today to very strongly protest their entering the air defense ID zone without prior notification.