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Japan says Russian patrol plane 'violates' its airspace three times

 Published: 12:10, 24 September 2024

Japan says Russian patrol plane 'violates' its airspace three times

Japan has protested to the Kremlin after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, Defence Minister Minoru Kihara says.

'We confirmed today that a Russian Il-38 patrol aircraft has violated our airspace over our territorial waters north of Rebun Island, Hokkaido, on three occasions,' Kihara told reporters of Monday’s incidents.

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