UPDATE: Reports that 5 military aircraft, 3 Russian & 2 Chinese were working together, when 1 of the Russian bombers entered ROK airspace twice, prompting ROK fighters to pop flares & fire warning shots at it. Brazen & the joint mission is v. interesting.

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The Russian aircraft was apparently one of 3 Russian and 2 Chinese military aircraft operating together in the area, per South Korea's MND. Moscow and Beijing have not yet commented

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All according to statements by South Korea's Ministry of National Defence

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UPDATED: (LEAD) Russian aircraft violates S. Korea's airspace above East Sea twice

A Russian warplane violated South Korea's airspace above the East Sea twice Tuesday, prompting the Air Force to scramble fighter jets and fire warning shots, military officers here said.

The bomber trespassed in the territorial sky above the East Sea near South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo earlier in the day for two brief periods in breach of international treaties, according to officers from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

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UPDATE: The South Korean defense ministry plans to call in officials of the Russian and Chinese embassies later in the day and "lodge a protest in a grave manner" according to Yonhap.

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Both Russia/Chinese entered twice. Russia remaining in territorial airspace nearing 10 minutes, China remained in the KADIZ at least 30 minutes each round.

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