19 Chinese, Russian Warplanes Enter South Korea Air Defense Zone: Officials

19 Chinese, Russian Warplanes Enter South Korea Air Defense Zone: Officials
File photo of a Russian IL-20M (Ilyushin-20M) plane landing at an unknown location on July 23, 2006. Nikita Shchyukin/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Dec. 22 after several Chinese warplanes and more than a dozen Russian aircraft entered its air defense zone.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said the incident may have been a “joint military drill between China and Russia,” but noted that “further analysis” is needed, according to Reuters.
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Jack Phillips
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