The Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that a group of Russian and Chinese military aircraft entered and left the air defense identification zone between 11:52 and 13:49 on June 6. 6 (local time).
JCS said that the group of Russian and Chinese aircraft did not violate its airspace.
According to the news agency YonhapThe entry of Russian and Chinese military aircraft into the ROK's air defense identification zone occurred after South Korea, the US and Japan emphasized their commitment to enhancing trilateral security cooperation on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue. annual security conference in Singapore) over the weekend.
Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber and Chinese H-6 bomber. Photo: Joongang Ilbo
Meanwhile, the firm Reuters reported that China and Russia conducted a joint air patrol in the waters of Japan and the East China Sea on June 6.
This is the sixth joint patrol between China and Russia since 6, conducted as Beijing and Moscow strengthen military cooperation.
The Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement on June 6 that this patrol was part of the annual cooperation framework between the two militaries.
The most recent joint air patrol by China and Russia was in November 11. Specifically, Russian aircraft, including strategic bombers Tu-2022MS, conducted joint patrols with Chinese Xian H-95K bombers over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea.
At that time, Japan and South Korea sent fighter jets and expressed concerns to Russia and China through diplomatic channels.
Images from the US RC-135 spy plane show the Chinese J-16 flying at a very close distance. Photo: US Navy
During a patrol in May 5, Chinese and Russian warplanes approached Japanese airspace as Tokyo hosted a Quad summit with the leaders of the US, India and Australia.
The move alarmed Japan, although China insisted the patrol was not aimed at a third party.
The firm Reuters China's growing assertiveness in the region has alarmed its neighbors as well as their Western allies.
Since last week, the coastguards of the US, Japan and the Philippines held the first trilateral naval exercise in the South China Sea. The drill in the waters off Bataan province of the Philippines, lasted from June 1 to June 6.
Over the weekend, a Chinese warship approached the US destroyer USS Chung-Hoon about 137 meters in the Taiwan Strait, as the US and Canadian navies conducted joint exercises there.
Not long ago, a video showed a Chinese J-16 jet flying over the head of a US RC-135 spy plane in the South China Sea.
