South Korea’s large-scale maneuver near the North Korean border

South Korea held extensive military exercises around Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea.

According to Kyodo, the exercise included “Marine Rapid Maneuver Force, Naval Landing Ship (LST-II), MUH-1 Marineon helicopter and the Korean Ground-Aquatic Assault Vehicle (KAAV)” as well as the Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopter. Was.

The exercise was reportedly held amid fears that North Korea could “engage in local provocations ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections in South Korea.”

Previously, the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, by attending the exercise of the country’s airborne forces and monitoring their performance, called for the full preparation of the North Korean army for any possible conflict.