Published 09/23/2024 3:30:00 p.m.

Japan protests airspace 'violation' by Russian patrol plane

Japan's warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave its airspace on Monday.
The Russian Il-38 plane breached Japanese airspace above Rebun Island for up to a minute in three instances during a five-hour flight.
Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara stated the violation was "extremely regrettable" and confirmed Japan "strongly protested" to Russia through diplomatic channels.

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The Independent

Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace

Japan says its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace

09/23/2024 1:23:00 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace

Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday.

09/23/2024 1:40:55 p.m.·Canada

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NDTV

Japan Protests Airspace "Violation" By Russian Patrol Plane

Japan lodged a "very serious protest" with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, the defence minister said Monday, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019. The military responded by scrambling fighter jets and issuing radio and flare warnings, Japan's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters. "We confirmed today that a Russian Il-38 patrol aircraft has violated our airspace over our territorial wa…

09/23/2024 12:30:01 p.m.·New Delhi, India

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