SEOUL: South Korean officials said its jets fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian surveillance plane that entered its airspace on Tuesday.
Officials said the plane twice violated the airspace over the Dokdo/Takeshima islands, which are occupied by Seoul. The islands are also claimed by Japan.
South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said it fired a total of 360 warning shots.
However, Russia has denied violating the country’s airspace and added that two of its bombers carried out a planned drill over “neutral waters”.
This is the first incident of its kind between Russia and South Korea.
(Agencies)
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