The Japanese authorities said that their fighters took off today to escort a Russian warplane approaching the Japanese border in the Sea of Japan.
The Japanese Defense Ministry said that a Russian Su-24 reconnaissance plane was spotted close to Japanese airspace in the vicinity of Ishikawa Prefecture.
The Japanese ministry added that the Russian plane had changed course and headed towards the Russian city of Vladivostok, saying that “Su-24 did not violate Japanese airspace.
The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly confirmed that its aircraft fully comply with all rules of use of airspace while flying over international waters and does not violate the atmosphere of States.
