South Korea fires warning shots Unmanned aerial vehicle
Author: NEP Team
For the first time in five years, five North Korean drones crossed the border into South Korea on Monday, raising tensions between the two rivals.
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According to a South Korean defence official, one drone went as far as the northern area of Seoul, South Korea's capital, roughly an hour's drive from the border. According to CNN, the other four planes circled Ganghwa Island.
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The South Korean military retaliated by shooting at the drones, however, the defence ministry could not confirm if any drones were shot down.
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"This is an obvious provocation by North Korea, as well as an invasion of our airspace," South Korean defence spokesman Lee Seung-oh said during a briefing.
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Lee stated that when the drones entered South Korean airspace, the South Korean military undertook a reconnaissance mission, with some assets entering inside North Korean territory and recording its military sites.
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According to the South Korean military, the last time a North Korean drone penetrated South Korean airspace was five years ago.
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According to a CNN story at the time, South Korea announced in 2017 that it had recovered a crashed North Korean drone that was spying on a US-built missile system being installed in the country.
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According to CNN, North Korea has aggressively increased its missile testing this year, shooting missiles on 36 distinct days, the highest yearly count since Kim Jong Un seized control in 2012.
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CNN reports that on Friday, South Korea said that North Korea had fired out two short-range ballistic missiles.
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