South Korea Concerned After Chinese-Russian Air Patrol

China and Russia conducted a joint air patrol today, Tuesday, over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea for the sixth time since 2019, prompting South Korea to deploy fighter jets. The Chinese Defense Ministry stated that the patrol is part of an annual cooperation plan between the two militaries. The South Korean military reported that the country immediately deployed fighter jets after four Russian military aircraft and four Chinese aircraft entered its air defense zone in the southern and eastern parts of the Korean Peninsula.

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