Urgent: Russia's airspace again violated by Vietnamese airliner

Moscow, July 13 (RIA Novosti) - A Vietnamese commercial Boeing 777 jet violated Russian airspace Tuesday, the third such incident since June 26, a Defense Ministry spokesperson said.

The jet was operated by Hangkhong Vietnam Airlines, which was also responsible for the June 26 and July 4 incidents, the Transportation Ministry said in a posting.

Russian air traffic controllers managed to effectively deal with the violations, the ministry said.