SEOUL: South Korea stated it had despatched up fighter jets as a precaution after greater than 10 Chinese language and Russian navy plane entered its air defence zone on Saturday (Jun 27).
The Joint Chiefs of Workers in Seoul stated the Chinese language and Russian plane had entered after which left the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) over the East Sea and the South Sea.
“South Korea’s navy detected the Chinese language and Russian plane earlier than they entered the zone and deployed Air Power fighter jets to organize for any contingency,” it stated in an announcement, with out giving extra particulars.
The Chinese language and Russian plane didn’t violate South Korean airspace, it stated.
An air defence identification zone isn’t sovereign airspace however a buffer space the place international locations establish approaching plane for safety functions.
Navy plane are usually anticipated to inform the related nation earlier than getting into its air defence zone, though such notification isn’t legally required.
China and Russia didn’t remark instantly in regards to the incident.
South Korea and Japan reacted furiously when 9 Chinese language and Russian navy plane entered the KADIZ in December 2025, the earlier such incident.
South Korea’s defence ministry lodged protests with Beijing and Moscow over that incident, whereas Japan expressed its “critical concern” over nationwide safety.
China and Russia stated the flights have been a part of a joint patrol over the East Sea and the western Pacific.
