Japan stellt seine Kampfjets ein, nachdem atomwaffenfähige russische Bomber in der Nähe geflogen sind
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nuclear-capable-russian-bombers-flew-over-sea-japan-routine-flight-ria-reports-2025-10-24/
Japan stellt seine Kampfjets ein, nachdem atomwaffenfähige russische Bomber in der Nähe geflogen sind
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nuclear-capable-russian-bombers-flew-over-sea-japan-routine-flight-ria-reports-2025-10-24/
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For those unable to read the article due to a paywall:
TOKYO, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Japan said it scrambled jets on Friday to monitor Russian warplanes, including strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, which had flown along the edge of Japanese airspace up its coast.
Russia’s Defence Ministry, in a statement reported by state-owned RIA news agency, confirmed that its Tu-95 bombers had been escorted by jets from another country during what it described as a routine patrol flight over neutral waters.
The incident took place hours before Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, pledged in her first speech to parliament since taking office to accelerate a defence buildup. Takaichi said Russia’s military activities, along with those of China and North Korea, were posing a „serious concern“.
Japan’s Ministry of Defence released a map showing the flight path of the Russian planes off Japan’s west coast over the Sea of Japan. It said the two Tu-95 bombers were accompanied by two Su-35 fighters and had initially flown towards Japan’s Sado Island before turning northwards.
„Russia conducts daily military operations around our country while invading Ukraine – this is the reality,“ Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi wrote in an X post.
Takaichi also touted Japan’s „special global partnership“ with Ukraine in an X post, opens new tab, in which she praised Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and its people for their courage to „stand up against the aggression day by day“.
European countries have accused Russia in recent weeks of repeated incursions with drones and jets, most recently on Thursday, when NATO-member Lithuania said Russian fighters had briefly flown into its airspace. Moscow denied that its planes conducting exercises nearby had flown into Lithuanian airspace.
„European countries have accused Russia in recent weeks of repeated incursions with drones and jets, most recently on Thursday, when NATO-member Lithuania said Russian fighters had briefly flown into its airspace. Moscow denied that its planes conducting exercises nearby had flown into Lithuanian airspace“
I totally understand how these exercises need to be held very, very close to foreign borders. Russia is a very small country afterall. Very little air space to use. Of course their planes are coming close to foreign air space!
Might take my nuclear-capable plane for a nice flight along the Russian border after tea
Is Russia trying to piss off everyone in the world?
Russian is testing every single day
Testing the resolve of the new PM?
My hypothesis is that Putin is trying to scare all of Ukraine’s allies into keeping their weapons and defense budget for themselves rather than spending it all on Ukraine.
Yall gon release the inner bushido of them folk. I wouldn’t fuck with em lmao
Why do these headlines always use the same phrasing? „Scrambles“ it’s like they’re all written by AI.
Go get your islands back Japan
Are we reading smoke and mirrors articles?
The Sado Islands are 32km off the west coast of Japan’s central Island. Airspace? Identification zone? Nah?
It’s like *accompanied by two Su-35 fighters and had initially flown towards California’s Alcatratz Island before turning northwards.*
A drama AI-journalist-bot at work?