North Korea launched at least three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, and one of them fell only to miles off the coast of South Korea.
The missile landed in the sea area south of the “North Demarcation Line”, the maritime border between North Korea and South Korea South, as reported by Reuters and Kyodo.
This is the first time that a North Korean missile has landed so close to the South Korean coast.
The ballistic release occurred at 35 miles from the South Korean city of Sokcho and 103 miles from Ulindo Island. At least in part of the island, due to the fall of the rocket, an air alert was announced.
South Korea said authorities were analyzing the launches to determine if the routes of flight of the missiles were intentional or deviated.
The missile launches came hours after Pyongyang demanded that the United States and South Korea stop large-scale military exercises.
In recent weeks, North Korea has repeatedly fired short-range ballistic missiles and hundreds of artillery shells off its east and west coasts, expressing dissatisfaction with South Korea’s military activity.
It should be recalled that North Korea has said that its recent missile tests were designed to simulate an attack on South Korea with tactical nuclear weapons.
According to the state agency, the various tests they simulated the attack on the installations of the military administration, the task of attacking the main ports and the neutralization of the airports of South Korea.
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