Russia told South Korea that an equipment malfunction led its military aircraft into an unintended area on Tuesday, South Korea's Yonhap news ...
SEOUL: South Korea said on Wednesday that Russia blamed an equipment malfunction for what it initially said wasinto South Korean airspace the previous day, though Moscow later disputed that any violation occurred.
"Russia has conveyed its deep regret over the incident and said its defence ministry would immediately launch an investigation and take all necessary steps," Yoon said. South Korea's defence ministry said that after initially admitting a possible mistake and expressing regret on Tuesday, Russian officials on Wednesday sent South Korea an official document stating that its aircraft did not violate any air space.An official at South Korea's defence ministry told reporters on Wednesday that it believed the intrusion could not have resulted from a system error.
While troops and naval ships from Russia and China have taken part in joint war games before, they have not conducted such air patrols in the Asia-Pacific region together before, according to Russia's Ministry of Defence.
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