Ballistic missile launched from North Korea; This happened for the first time in 2024. TV channel reports this NHK Referring to the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
According to Japan’s maritime security service, all indications are that North Korea launched a ballistic missile.
“We urge ships and aircraft to follow the latest information. “At the same time, if parts are found, we ask you not to approach them and notify the maritime security service,” he said.
The Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Armed Forces announced that the launch took place around 14:58 local time (8:58 Moscow time).
The Japanese Coast Guard said the missile likely crashed in Sea of Japan waters outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
NHK announced that North Korea has launched rockets regularly in 2023, but this is the first such launch in the new year.
At the beginning of January, North Korea for several days in a row carried out Artillery exercises in the Yellow Sea. Also North Korean leader Kim Jong-un statedHe said he had “no intention of avoiding war” in the region.
Previously in South Korea Reacted North Korean leader’s sister’s statement about Pyongyang’s “deceptive operation”.