Coreea de Sud susține că Rusia a trimis avioane militare în zona sa de apărare aeriană
South Korea deployed fighter jets after Russian military aircraft entered its air defense zone, though they did not breach its airspace. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that the Russian planes were detected and that the military was prepared for any situation. The aircraft entered and exited the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone over the Sea of Japan, which is a buffer zone requiring foreign aircraft to identify themselves. In June, multiple Chinese and Russian military planes also entered South Korean airspace without breaching it, prompting protests from Seoul against Moscow and Beijing.