Japan has lodged a protest against Russia's intrusion into its airspace on Monday. Japan fired flares at the Russian plane for the first time as it breached Japanese airspace.
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00:00Japan has lodged an official protest as Russian military planes violated Japanese airspace
00:05on Monday.
00:06Japan's defense ministry says Russian planes entered its territory three times.
00:12One plane breached Japanese airspace close to Rebun Island, north of Japan's Hokkaido
00:17prefecture.
00:18Japan scrambled its F-15 and F-35 fighter jets and fired flares at the Russian jets
00:23for the first time.
00:25Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has said Tokyo will resolutely defend Japan's
00:30territory.
00:31The airspace violation comes as China and Russia hold the second phase of their military
00:36joint exercises in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.