S. Korea scrambles fighter jets after eight Chinese, Russian warplanes enter air defense identification zone

합참 "중•러 군용기 8대, KADIZ 진입" 軍, F-15K 등 출격

Eight warplanes from China and Russia entered South Korea's air defense identification zone early Wednesday.
Although none of them violated the country's air space the military scrambled its own fighters.
Bae Eun-ji starts us off.

At 5:48 AM on Wednesday, two H-6 bombers from China entered South Korea's air defense zone, also known as KADIZ.
Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said they entered 126 kilometers northwest of Ieodo, a submerged rock located south of Jeju Island.
The Chinese warplanes stayed within the zone for about 25 minutes before moving away.
Then about an hour later at 6:44 AM, they entered the zone again, this time from the northeast of South Korea's southeastern coastal city of Pohang before flying away about 20 minutes later.
A few hours after that, at 12:18 PM, eight warplanes violated the zone.
This included two Chinese bombers from before along with six Russian warplanes, including four TU-95 bombers and two SU-35 fighter jets.
They entered 200 kilometers northeast of Ulleungdo, and flew toward Dokdo Island before eventually making their way out of the KADIZ zone about 20 minutes later.
None of the aircraft violated the country's air space.
In response, South Korea deployed multiple fighter jets including its F-15Ks but the JCS did not elaborate on the exact number of aircraft.
South Korea's military said the country's fighter jets were ready even before the Chinese and Russian warplanes entered South Korea's air defense zone, in case of an emergency.
An official from the JCS noted that China and Russia appear to have been holding their combined aerial exercise.
China reportedly told South Korea through their military hotline that it was just an "ordinary drill."
The two countries last held air drills together about six months ago, in May and both Russian and Chinese warplanes entered South Korea's air defense zone on that occasion as well.
Bae Eun-ji, Arirang News.

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2022-11-30, 21:00 (KST)

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