This is the third day in a row that Pyongyang has held military exercises along the disputed sea border with South Korea.
“North Korea’s military has been conducting drills north of the South Korean island of Yongpyong since around 4 p.m. (9 a.m. Lithuanian time),” Yonhap reported, citing a military source.
The agency added that south of the Northern Limiting Line, which is in fact sea border in the Yellow Sea, no North Korean artillery shells landed and no casualties were reported.
On South Korea’s Yongpyong Island, local officials on Sunday warned residents to stay home amid ongoing drills and possible retaliation from Seoul.
“North Korean firing is currently being heard,” said a text message sent to all residents on Sunday followingnoon, the details of which local officials confirmed to AFP.
“Troopers on Yeonpyeong Island are currently responding, but residents are advised to be cautious and stay outside,” the statement said.
On both Friday and Saturday, North Korea fired missiles at the same area, near Yongpyong and Bengjong, two sparsely populated islands south of the two countries’ de facto maritime border.
On Friday, residents of both islands were ordered to evacuate to shelters and ferries were suspended. It is one of the most serious military escalations on the peninsula since 2010, when Pyongyang shelled one of the islands.
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2024-07-06 21:25:14
