North Korea today launched several cruise missiles from its east coast, just four days after another launch from the west coast into the waters of the Yellow Sea, the South Korean Army reported.
This Sunday's shooting took place around 8:00 a.m. local time (23:00 GMT on Saturday), indicated the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), in the waters of the port of Shinpo.
"As we strengthen our monitoring and surveillance, our military has been coordinating closely with the United States to monitor for additional signs of North Korean provocations," the JCS said in a statement sent to reporters.
This marks Pyongyang's second cruise missile launch since September 2023 and comes just four days after the last one.
North Korea assured last Thursday that the launch the day before was "the first test firing of the new Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missile, which is under development," according to the state news agency KCNA.
In a brief statement in which it did not give more details about the projectile, the aforementioned media explained that "the test is a process of constant updating of the weapons system and a regular and mandatory activity" for national defense activities.
The North Korean regime also stated that the test "had no impact on the security of neighboring countries and has nothing to do with the regional situation," in reference to the escalation of tension on the Korean peninsula.
The Korean peninsula is experiencing a moment of high tension following the termination of the 2018 inter-Korean agreement aimed at reducing military presence and exercises in border areas, after Pyongyang carried out live-fire maneuvers near the western maritime border at the beginning of the month.
