Multiple Russian planes entered South Korean defence identification zone, S.Korea military


SEOUL (Reuters) - Multiple Russian military planes entered South Korea's air defence zone on Saturday, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said on Saturday.

The Russian planes entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone on the east coast off South Korea, and left the zone, the joint chiefs of staff said in a statement.

But they did not violate South Korea's airspace, the statement said.

(Reporting by Ju-min Park and Josh Smith; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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