The South Korean army claims that the rocket fell into the waters on the east coast of the DPRK. They assume that this is a ballistic racket of a short range.
North Korea (DPRK) fired at least one ballistic shot towards the water on its east coast on Thursday. This was stated by the South Korean army, which immediately failed to identify the rocket or accurately determine the total number of weapons burned or their range. According to the AP report, TASR reports this.
North Korea “fired an unidentified ballistic missile to the East Sea,” said the South Korean Army Chief of Staff (JCS) with reference to a water area known as the Japanese Sea, which lies between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. It assumes that it was a ballistic racket of a short -range, which was launched from the area of the port city of Wonsan.
The previous well -known and at the same time the sixth launch of the ballistic missile since the beginning of this year carried out the DPRK 10. March only a few hours after South Korea and the United States began joint maneuvers. At that time, Pyongyang fired several ballistic missiles into the yellow sea.
The tension on the Korean Peninsula has been intensifying in recent months. According to AP, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un continues to speed up the development of the DPRK nuclear and missile program and supplies weapons and troops to support Russia in the war against Ukraine. North Korea is forbidden to launch or even test ballistic missiles of any range on the basis of UN resolutions. Usually these are Zem-Zemo missiles, which can also be equipped with a nuclear head. Pyongyang has significantly intensified these missiles over the last two years, DPA added.
