Warning Shots, Korean KF-21 Fighter Jets Intercept Two Russian Jets

Warning shot, South Korea KF-21 fighter jets to intercept two russian warplanes entered the south's air defense territory. South Korea said on friday it had scrambled military jets to intercept two russian military aircraft that entered the south's air defense territory four times through the day.

The russian aircraft were believed to be military bomber jets and spent more than three hours in the korea air defense identification zone, The south korean joint chiefs of staff told reuters. Both the south korea joint chiefs and the defense ministry declined to give details on the number of south korean military aircraft that were deployed.

The russian defense ministry said in a statement that two russian 295 bombers escorted by SU-35 fighter jets flew over the international waters of the sea of Japan. The yellow sea in the eastern part of the pacific ocean.

The russian military said they were escorted by korean F-15 and F-16 fighters jets along with japan's F2A warplanes on some stages of the route. Officials said the plane twice violated the airspace over the disputed dakto takashima islands, which are occupied by south korea but also claimed by Japan.

South korea's ministry of defense said it scrambled fighter jets in response and fired 360 machine gun rounds. Russia has denied violating the country's airspace.

Moscow said two of its bombers carried out a planned drill over neutral waters and denied any warning shots were fired by south korean jets. But Japan then confirmed its military had also deployed fighter jets in response to the russian incursion.