Russian military aircraft repeatedly enter Korea's air defense identification zone Korean announcement October 22 19:13
The Korean Ministry of Defense announced on the 22nd that six Russian military aircraft repeatedly entered Korea's air defense identification zone, and that the Korean army had conducted surveillance flights, etc. The
According to the announcement by the Korean Defense Ministry, on the morning of the 22nd, one Russian A50 early warning and control aircraft entered the Korean air defense identification zone twice near Ulun Island in the Sea of Japan. is.
Separately, after 10:40 am, one Russian Sukhoi 27 fighter and two TU95 bombers entered Korea ’s air defense zone near Uluru Island. .
Three aircraft left the air defense identification zone about 30 minutes later, one of which was Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture, where Uluru Island and South Korea called “Tokto” and claimed territorial rights. Means that they flew between.
After that, two more fighters were added, and Korean fighters followed up and monitored flights because they repeatedly entered Korea's air defense identification zone until after 3:00 pm.
In July, the Korean army fired a warning in the airspace near Takeshima that a Russian military aircraft “violated the territory”, and Japan also protested.
In response to this situation, South Korea seems to be analyzing the intentions of the Russian side carefully only after proceeding with discussions with Russia over emergency responses.