S.Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian warplanes enter air defence zone


South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the aircraft did not violate the country's airspace. - AFP

SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea's military said it scrambled fighter jets after at least four Chinese and four Russian warplanes entered its air defence zone on Tuesday (May 24).

The Russian and Chinese aircraft entered and left the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (Korea ADIZ) in the Sea of Japan, known in Korea as the East Sea, several times through the day, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

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