This archive report was first published on 23 July 2019.
On July 22, 2019, a Russian military jet sparked a tense confrontation with South Korea's Air Force after breaching the country's airspace twice.
The first breach occurred just after 9:00 am local time, lasting three minutes, and the plane returned half an hour later, breaching the airspace for four minutes.
South Korea's military scrambled multiple F-15k and F-16k jets to intercept the plane, firing flares after sending a message to the aircraft.
The incident occurred near the disputed Dokdo islets, controlled by South Korea but claimed by Japan.
Seoul's defence ministry plans to lodge a protest to Russian officials, while Moscow has yet to comment on the incident.
