South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese and Russian warplanes fly into its airspace
Four Chinese and 15 Russian aircraft intrude on air defence identification zone
22 December 2020 - 12:56
Seoul — South Korea said on Tuesday it scrambled fighter jets in response to an intrusion into South Korea’s air defence identification zone by 19 Russian and Chinese military aircraft.
Four Chinese warplanes entered the Korea air defence identification zone followed by 15 Russian aircraft, according to South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff...
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