South Korea protests Russia and China's invasion of its air defense zone
Kyiv • UNN
South Korea protested to China and Russia after their warplanes entered the air defense zone, forcing Seoul and Tokyo to raise the alarm.
South Korea's Defense Ministry on Friday protested to China and Russia over the intrusion of military aircraft into the air defense zone, Reuters reports, UNN reports.
Details
The protest was conveyed by by the head of the ministry's international policy bureau to military attaches at the to the Chinese and Russian embassies in Seoul, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry expressed regret to both countries for flying near our airspace over sensitive areas without prior notice," it said,
South Korea and Japan scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and four Russian military aircraft flew over the sea between the two countries and entered their air defense zones. air defense zones.
For the record
An air defense identification zone is an area where countries can unilaterally require foreign aircraft to require foreign aircraft to take special identification measures, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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