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Japan Responds with Fighter Jets to Russian Aircraft Circling Its Airspace (www.dagens.com)

submitted 6 days ago by rah@feddit.uk to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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Japan's Defense Ministry reported that it scrambled fighter jets after two Russian patrol aircraft were detected flying in circles around the country.

Although the Russian planes did not enter Japanese airspace, their proximity raised significant concerns. This incident marks the first such military activity around Japan since 2019, when Russian bombers breached Japanese airspace.

The Russian Tu-142 aircraft were tracked traveling from the sea between Japan and South Korea towards the southern Okinawa region, according to Digi24.

They then proceeded north over the Pacific Ocean, reaching the northern island of Hokkaido. In response, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force launched an urgent interception of the Russian planes.

The Russian aircraft also flew over the disputed Kuril Islands, known as the "Northern Territories" in Japan.

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[–] espentan@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm close to 50, and it feels like every year of my life (except for maybe a couple years in the early 90s) Russia has pulled stunts like this, in what I can only guess are silly attempts at displaying strength.

Well, the cat got outta the bag on that one, Russia, as soon as you went to war with a country that carried more than rifles.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

In the early 90, Putin was driving a taxi to make ends meat and their pilots where taking up american tourists for joyrides just so they could get in their flight hours.. the collapse of the Soviet union was a wild ride.