South Korea scrambles jets after Russian military planes enter air defence zone
Seoul said the aircraft briefly entered the buffer zone and left without violating airspace, after a similar incursion in late June.
- On Tuesday, South Korean Air Force fighter jets scrambled after several Russian military aircraft briefly entered the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone near Dokdo and Ulleung Island. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said "the aircraft did not violate Korea's airspace."
- KADIZ serves as a security buffer zone where foreign aircraft are asked to identify themselves, though it is not sovereign airspace. While there is no legal obligation to notify South Korea before entering, military aircraft are generally expected to do so.
- In late June, nearly 10 Chinese and Russian aircraft entered the KADIZ. Beijing's defense ministry called it a "strategic air patrol" over the East China Sea, while Russia's defense ministry said it was "not directed against third countries."
- Following the unauthorized entry, the South Korean defense ministry lodged strong protests with Beijing and Moscow. Officials demanded that both governments take measures to prevent any future recurrence of such incursions.
- Since South Korea joined Western sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, bilateral relations have worsened. Tensions have escalated as Moscow built stronger military ties with North Korea, complicating regional security dynamics.
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Alarm over the sea in front of South Korea! Several Russian military planes have invaded the South Korean air defense zone. The reaction from Seoul came immediately.
Only he identified Russian military aircraft flying over the South Korean defense zone, activating air force fighters by "precaution." The aircraft did not violate South Korean airspace.
Russian military planes have invaded the South Korean air defense zone.
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News AgencySeveral Russian military aircraft briefly enter S. Korea's air defense zone: JCS
SEOUL - Several Russian military aircraft briefly entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) above its eastern waters before exiting, prompting the Korean military to dispatch fighter jets in response, officials said Wednesday.
Seoul has joined the Western sanctions against Moscow - since then relations have deteriorated. Now Russian military planes seem to invade the South Korean air defense zone. It is not the first incident.
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