A Russian helicopter entered Japanese airspace off Hokkaido on Friday, prompting the scrambling of Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets, the Defense Ministry said.
The Mi8 helicopter invaded the nation’s airspace near Cape Shiretoko in eastern Hokkaido at around 12:25 p.m. and the ASDF fighters warned it over the intrusion, the ministry said.
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