North Korea has confirmed that it has fired several projectiles. However, they assure that these launches “do not have any indirect effect on the islands.” South Korea has responded with live-fire military exercises.
The authorities of South Korea has accused this Friday North Korea will launch more than 200 projectiles of artillery from the west coast of the peninsula towards the sea. These launches forced Seoul to evacuate the population of two islands, Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong.
For their part, the authorities of North Korea has confirmed this the launch of artillery projectiles and stated that this was in response to the military maneuvers carried out by South Korea in recent days. He also stated that they will take “strong” measures if Seoul continues its “provocations.”
The South Korean armed forces have indicated that the launches took place between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. (local time) and that the projectiles hit the sea, within the northern boundary line. countries reached in 2018 with the aim of easing tensions and from which Pyongyang decided to withdraw in November.
In words reported by the Yonhap Agency, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman Colonel Lee Sung Jun warned “seriously that all responsibility for this kind of crisis situation lies with North Korea” and has “strongly Urged for immediate termination.”
Meanwhile, the North Korean military has assured that “the direction in which these projectiles were launched will not have any indirect effect on the islands,” state news agency KCNA said.
He has criticized the South Korean government’s words and indicated that accusations that the projectiles fell into a “buffer zone” of the Yellow Sea are only intended to “mislead public opinion.” “Evacuation is a common tactic to put the responsibility on the shoulders of our military,” he claimed.
In response to the launch of projectiles, The South Korean military has launched a series of military maneuvers involving live fire on the evacuated islands. Lee Sung Jun has claimed that 400 projectiles have already been launched towards the northern border line. Defense Minister Shin Won Sik has been monitoring the military maneuvers from Seoul and urged people to be “prepared” for North Korea’s “reckless provocations.”
Source: EITB
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