Archive · 19 Jun 2025
North Korea Fires Shells After Joint Air Drills
North Korea fired about 10 shells from a rocket launcher near its capital.
This happened after South Korea, the United States, and Japan had a joint air exercise.
The shells were fired towards the Yellow Sea.
South Korea's military reported the event.
The type of rocket launcher used is capable of targeting Seoul and nearby areas.
This test comes after North Korea launched missiles and experienced a warship accident.
South Korea and the US are now analyzing the launches.
North Korea launched approximately 10 artillery shells.
The launch occurred from the Sunan area, near Pyongyang.
The shells were fired toward the Yellow Sea.
The launch took place after joint air drills involving South Korea, the US, and Japan.
South Korean and US intelligence are analyzing the test.
- Who
- North Korea.
- What
- North Korea fired approximately 10 artillery shells.
- When
- Thursday morning.
- Where
- From the Sunan area near Pyongyang, toward the Yellow Sea.
- Why
- The article does not explicitly state the reason.
- Event
- Multiple artillery shell launch
- Location
- Sunan, near Pyongyang
- Direction
- Yellow Sea
- Number of Shells
- Around 10
- Reported by
- South Korea's military
