North Korean artillery attack on South Korean islands

According to the report of Fars International News Agency, Yonhap correspondent quoted the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Army and reported that the North Korean army fired more than 200 artillery shells directly towards the South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea. Is.

According to him, no casualties among South Korean soldiers or civilians have been reported. The cannonballs were fired from north of the Limit Line (NLL), which Seoul considers the de facto maritime border between the two countries in the Yellow Sea.

South Korea immediately ordered the evacuation of two islands at the request of the country’s army, which according to the BBC, it is not known whether it has been implemented or not.

South Korea has called this action by North Korea very provocative.

This action of North Korea has taken place while America and South Korea have been holding a joint exercise on the Korean peninsula for the past week.

According to Sputnik, the program of these exercises included air strikes against simulated targets, tank shooting and air defense.

South Korea’s joint exercises with its ally the United States amid tensions Korea and the threats of the two countries have been made against each other. Kim Yong-ho, South Korea’s minister of unification with the northern neighbor, said on Tuesday, in response to the new statements of the North Korean leader, that with the help of the United States, he will create a stronger mechanism against the country’s military movements.

The leader North Korea warned on Thursday, December 30, that Pyongyang will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack in case of provocative nuclear actions by its enemies. In the morning of Sunday, December 10, Kim Jong-un, while issuing the order to launch three military satellites in 2024, said that relations with South Korea have turned into relations between two hostile and warring countries.

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