The Japanese government sent a note to Russia after the Russian military patrol plane violated the airspace of Japan.
According to the official Kyodo news agency, citing sources in the Cabinet of Ministers, the Russian patrol plane IL-38 violated the airspace of Japan three times.
The NHK state television company reported that the violations occurred in the area of the rebun islands, northwest of the Hockeyo Prefecture.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense said that the aircraft of Japanese self -defense forces (ASDF), which took off after the violations, used signal missiles as a warning. It was stated that the “signal missiles”, which, as you know, radiate heat and light, were launched by self -defense forces (SDS) as a warning and countermeasures.
“determination to protect our airspace”
The Tokyo government sent a note to the Moscow Administration with a decisive protest against the violation of the Russian military aircraft of Japan.
Military aviation of the Russian Federation violated the air borders of Japan in the area of the Northern Hockey Island. This was announced by the media, the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan Yoshimas Hayashi,
“In connection with the incident, fighters of self -defense forces were raised in the air,” Hayashi said.
The Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers said that the Russian side in connection with the incident will be “a decisive protest” about what happened.