Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
South Korea warns North against further provocations
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff chief rejected North Korea’s blame over rising tensions on Tuesday.
Jin Young-seung was responding to Kim Yo-jong, a North Korean ruling party official, who said the previous day that Pyongyang was considering restarting loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at the South.
Jin said it was unacceptable to blame South Korea’s military for increasing tensions.
He made the remarks during a visit to a corps headquarters responsible for the central front.
South Korea said it would respond firmly to further provocations.
The statement came as Jin checked military readiness and chaired a meeting with operational commanders.
The announcement did not specify what response South Korea would take or whether North Korea would restart the broadcasts.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman warned North Korea that the military would respond firmly to any further provocation.
Jin Young-seung said North Korean mines south of the Military Demarcation Line seriously injured South Korean soldiers and violated the armistice.
He rejected North Korea’s claim that South Korea was responsible for rising military tensions.
Jin made the remarks on October 20 during a visit to an army corps headquarters on the central front.
He also reviewed readiness and operational responses to continued North Korean activity near the border.
- Who
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Jin Young-seung and North Korean official Kim Yo-jong.
- What
- Jin warned that South Korea would respond firmly to further North Korean provocations.
- When
- October 20, 2026. Kim Yo-jong made the remarks Jin addressed the previous day.
- Where
- At an army corps headquarters responsible for the central front in South Korea.
- Why
- Jin said North Korean mines south of the Military Demarcation Line injured South Korean soldiers and violated the armistice.
South Korean military
North Korean government
Responsibility for tensions
South Korean military
Jin said North Korea was wrongly blaming South Korea for rising military tensions.
North Korean government
Kim Yo-jong criticized South Korea’s warning shots after North Korean troops crossed the Military Demarcation Line, according to the reports.
Border actions
South Korean military
Jin said North Korea’s mine-laying and other armistice violations would be met with firm, consistent responses.
North Korean government
Kim Yo-jong said North Korea was considering restarting loudspeaker broadcasts directed at South Korea.
North Korean provocations had occurred by this date, and North Korean activity near the Military Demarcation Line continued afterward.
Kim Yo-jong said North Korea was considering resuming loudspeaker broadcasts directed at South Korea.
Jin visited a corps headquarters on the central front, reviewed readiness and warned against further provocations.
- South Korean military chief
- Jin Young-seung
- Visit date
- October 20, 2026
- Location
- Army corps headquarters responsible for the central front
- Reported mine location
- South of the Military Demarcation Line
- Reported injury
- South Korean soldiers were seriously injured
- North Korean statement
- Kim Yo-jong said resuming loudspeaker broadcasts was under consideration
What people are saying
If the enemy carries out further provocations under the pretext of our military’s legitimate measures, respond firmly.
It is unacceptable that North Korea yesterday defined our legitimate operational measures as provocations and, in a brazen reversal, shifted responsibility for escalating military tensions onto our military.
It is unacceptable to brazenly shift responsibility for escalating military tensions onto our military.