The Chinese and Russian military aircraft flew "for an extended period without prior notice," South Korea's defense ministry said.

Summary

South Korea scrambled fighter jets as five Chinese and six Russian warplanes entered its air defense identification zone (KADIZ) on Friday, though they did not breach national airspace.

The incursion, part of joint Chinese-Russian military drills, occurred near the contested Dokdo islands and lasted over four hours.

South Korea condemned the unannounced flights, calling for measures to prevent escalation.

Similar incidents have increased since 2019, reflecting deepening China-Russia defense ties amid tensions with the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.

This follows other global airspace incidents involving Russian and Chinese forces.

  • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    The post OP created has an embedded video that automatically starts playing.

    • TheOakTree@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      Interesting… loading the post link (lemmy.world) in a browser does not show any video embed, but loading the post through lemm.ee autoplays the video embed.

      • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 hour ago

        I’m taking it hardly anyone else is getting the auto play video then.
        Might be something to bring up as a “bug” for .ee