SEOUL, May 24 (Reuters) - South Korea's military said it scrambled fighter jets after at least four Chinese and four Russian warplanes entered its air defence zone on Tuesday.
The Russian and Chinese aircraft entered and left the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone in the Sea of Japan, known in Korea as the East Sea, several times through the day, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff .
The South Korean military deployed air force fighters to “implement tactical measures” to brace for a potential contingency. Tuesday’s incursion was the first reported since new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol took office on May 10. On Sunday, Yoon wrapped up a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden where the two leaders pledged support for measures seen as countering China’s influence in the region, and criticised Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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