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| A Chinese PLA Xian H-6 bomber is seen in this undated handout photo made available by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense Oct. 24, 2021, following the incursion of 52 Chinese PLA military aircraft into Taiwan's ADIZ. Russian and Chinese military aircraft entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) without prior notice last month, a Seoul official said Tuesday. EPA-Yonhap |
Russian and Chinese military aircraft entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) without prior notice last month ahead of North Korea's long-range missile launch, a Seoul official said Tuesday.
Two Russian planes flew into the KADIZ, March 24, prompting South Korea's military to scramble fighters to prevent their approach into the country's airspace, according to the official.
The incident came just hours before Pyongyang test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the East Sea ― a launch that ended its years-long moratorium on nuclear weapons and ICBM testing.
The Russian warplanes flew into the KADIZ northwest of South Korea's Ulleung Island in the East Sea at around 11 a.m. and left 30 minutes later.
A day earlier, a Chinese military plane also entered the KADIZ near Ieo Islet, a submerged rock south of South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju. The official said the area was where the air defense identification zones (ADIZ) of South Korea and China overlapped.
An ADIZ is not territorial airspace but is a zoned off area requiring foreign planes to identify themselves to prevent accidental clashes. (Yonhap)
