Japanese fighter jets fire flares at Russian aircraft for first time in airspace violation The GuardianJapan scrambles fighter jets that shoot flares to warn Russian spy plane to leave airspace CBS NewsJapan Warns Russia Over Violating Airspace, Fires Flares for First Time The Wall Street JournalIn a First, Japan Fires Flares Against Russian Military Aircraft BloombergJapan says Russian patrol plane ‘violates’ its airspace three times Al Jazeera English