Urgent: Chinese & Russian Intrusion - South Korea Fires Warning Shots At Russia Warplanes

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South Korea Fires Warning Shots At Russia Warplanes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...korea-fires-warning-shots-at-russia-warplanes

Seoul, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea says it has fired warning shots after Russian military planes entered South Korea's airspace.

South Korea's Defense Ministry says multiple Russian military planes violated the South Korean airspace off its east coast on Tuesday.

The ministry says South Korea launched fighter jets and that they fired warning shots.

It says Chinese military planes also intruded into South Korea's aerial identification zone on Tuesday.

The ministry gave no further details.

 

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US-South Korean military exercise to proceed https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/us-south-korean-military-exercise-to-proceed-11740422
A top South Korean official on Saturday (Jul 20) said a US-South Korean military exercise would go ahead as planned next month

 

[syed putra]

Which fighter jets were scrambled? Korean made T-50?

https://www.koreaaero.com/english/product/fixedwing_t-50.asp

 

[no_faith]

Sry ah, how they determined and allocate area of airspace belong to whom?

 

[congo9]

If Korea dares, send a missle up there and try to bomb these plane out of the sky. Don't test my air defence. I shred the plane alive.

 

[steffychun]

The South Koreans know how to defend themselves until NDP planes.

 

[Huatable]

South Korea fires 360 warning shots after Russian, Chinese military planes enter airspace https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east...says-it-has-fired-warning-shots-after-russian

 

[Huatable]

Which fighter jets were scrambled? Korean made T-50?

https://www.koreaaero.com/english/product/fixedwing_t-50.asp

at least got F-16

The ministry official from Seoul said South Korean fighter jets, including F-16s – scrambled to the area to fire 10 flares and 80 rounds from machine guns as warning shots,
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east...says-it-has-fired-warning-shots-after-russian

 

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Russia expresses regret after South Korean airspace violation https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49091523

Russia has said a military jet's intrusion into South Korean territorial airspace was not intentional, according to Seoul's presidential office.
A Russian military official expressed "deep regret" to the South Korean defence ministry and blamed a technical glitch, South Korea said.

 

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China’s foreign ministry said South Korea’s air space identification zone is not a territorial airspace and all countries enjoy freedom of movement there.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east...says-it-has-fired-warning-shots-after-russian