…and Japan is pissed at both of them! The shots rang out after several Russian planes repeatedly violated the airspace in what we can only assume is a dick measuring contest of air power. Though the aging fleet of Russian aircraft may not be much of a threat to countries with
According to FoxNews South Korean air force jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots Tuesday in response to “multiple” Russian military planes that entered into the South’s airspace, officials said.
Seoul officials said three Russian military planes – two Tu-84 bombers and one A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft – entered the South’s air defense identification zone off its east coast before the A-50 intruded in South Korean airspace.
An unspecified number of South Korean fighter jets, including F-16s, scrambled to the area and fired 10 flares and 80 rounds from machine guns as warning shots.
South Korean defense officials said the Russian aircrafts left the area three minutes later, but later returned and violated the country’s airspace again for four additional minutes. Again, South Korean fighter jets responded by firing 10 flares and 280 rounds from machine guns as warning shots.
Russia quickly disputed…
