South Korea scrambles jets amid Chinese and Russian drill DW 12/09/2025
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South Korea scrambles jets amid Chinese and Russian drill  DW  12/09/2025
"South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said that Russian and Chinese aircraft entered the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) at around 10 a.m. local time (0100 UTC/GMT) on Tuesday. Seoul said it deployed "fighter jets to take tactical measures in preparation for any contingencies" in response. But the military said the planes did not violate South Korea's air space, only entering the wider KADIZ area it monitors for security reasons."
"They flew in an out of the zone in operations lasting an hour before leaving the area, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported the military as saying. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video China reports joint exercises with Russia China's defense ministry later said that it had organized drills with Russia's military as part of "annual cooperation plans.""
Russian and Chinese aircraft entered the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) at about 10 a.m. local time, prompting South Korea to deploy fighter jets to take tactical measures. The military stated the planes did not violate South Korean airspace, only entering the wider KADIZ monitored for security, and that they flew in and out during operations lasting about an hour. China later said it had organized the "10th joint strategic air patrol" with Russia above the East China Sea and western Pacific as part of annual cooperation plans. China and Russia have flown regularly in the KADIZ since 2019 and expanded defense ties after 2022.
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