South Korea Says It Fired Warning Shots at Russian and Chinese Military Planes Entering Its Airspace

South Korea Says It Fired Warning Shots at Russian and Chinese Military Planes Entering Its Airspace
A Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control training aircraft flies over Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2019. Alexander Zemlianichenko/ AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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South Korea air force jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots on July 23 after a Russian military plane twice violated South Korea’s airspace off the country’s east coast, Seoul officials said.

South Korea said three Russian military planes—two Tu-95 bombers and one A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft—entered the South’s air defense identification zone off its east coast before the A-50 intruded in South Korean airspace.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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