Japan protests airspace 'violation' by Russian patrol plane

Japan Fighter Jets Fire Flares as Russian Aircraft Violates Airspace

Japan has confirmed that a Russian patrol aircraft violated its airspace three times, prompting the Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets to fire flares for the first time. A Russian IL-38 patrol aircraft flew over Japan’s territorial waters near Rebun Island, off the northernmost of Hokkaido, between 1 p.m. and 3:43 p.m. local time on Monday, according to the Japanese defense ministry. The first incursion occurred between 1:03 p.m. and 1:04…

Map shows Russian military plane violating Japanese airspace

A Japanese fighter jet fired a signal flare as a warning to the Russian military aircraft.

Russian patrol plane enters Japanese airspace: Tokyo lodges serious protest with Moscow

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to "resolutely defend Japan's territory" as Tokyo lodged a protest with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace. The military responded by scrambling fighter jets and issuing radio and flare warnings, Defence Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019. "We confirmed today that a Russian Il-38 patrol aircraft has violated our airspace over our terr…

Japan says Russian patrol aircraft violated its airspace

A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace on three separate occasions on Monday, prompting Japan to dispatch aircraft and fire flares.

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PM vows to defend Japan airspace after Russian 'violation'

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to "resolutely defend Japan's territory" as Tokyo lodged a protest with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace.The military responded by scrambling fighter jets and issuing radio and flare warnings, Defence Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019."We confirmed today that a...