Defence Blog reports that Russian and Chinese military intelligence aircraft operated near Japan on four consecutive days during the week of October 20, prompting the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) to scramble fighters each day. The account says two Chinese Y-9 aircraft crossed the maritime corridor between Okinawa and Miyako-jima into the Pacific on October 20 and 21, while Russian Il-20 aircraft flew over the Sea of Japan. The supplied article text ends mid-sentence, preventing verification of its full account of the routes, aircraft count, and remaining days.
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