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China and Russia Send More Than 10 Military Aircraft Into South Korea’s Air Defense Zone
UNITED24 Media • • world
Key Points:
- South Korea deployed Air Force fighter jets on June 27 after detecting over 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft entering the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) over the East Sea and waters south of the Korean Peninsula.
- The aircraft entered and exited KADIZ sequentially without violating South Korea’s sovereign airspace, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
- The JCS confirmed that South Korean forces identified the Chinese and Russian aircraft before they entered KADIZ and responded by deploying fighter jets as a precautionary measure.
- The recent flight activity is believed to be connected to a joint Chinese-Russian air exercise, reflecting ongoing military cooperation between the two countries.
- Separately, NATO scrambled F-35 jets in response to Russian strategic bombers conducting a long-range flight near the UK, highlighting increased military activity in multiple regions.
