Seoul Says Chinese, Russian Military Aircraft Enter Its Air Defence Zone
South Korea said more than 10 Chinese and Russian aircraft entered its air defense zone during a joint patrol, but none crossed into sovereign airspace.
- On Saturday, June 27, 2026, more than 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone , prompting South Korea's Air Force to deploy fighter jets as a precaution.
- Defined not as sovereign airspace but a buffer zone, the KADIZ is designed to prevent accidental clashes, although military aircraft are generally expected to notify the relevant country before entering.
- According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the aircraft entered over the East Sea and South Sea during what appeared to be joint air drills between China and Russia.
- South Korea and Japan previously reacted furiously to a similar December 2025 incident involving nine aircraft, lodging protests with Beijing and Moscow over national security concerns.
- While the aircraft did not violate sovereign airspace, China and Russia have not immediately commented on the flights, which were part of a joint patrol over the Pacific.
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South Korean Air Force fighters scrambled on June 27, 2026, after nearly 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft successively entered and exited the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone over the country’s eastern and southern waters, prompting Seoul to lodge a formal diplomatic protest with both Beijing and Moscow the following day. China’s Ministry of National […]
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