South Korea on Monday (December 26th) accused its North Korean neighbor of stealing ” many “ drones at the inter-Korean border, prompting her to deploy planes and fire warning shots to repel them.
South Korea, the country that no longer has children
‘Our military first detected a North Korean unmanned aerial vehicle around Gimpo airspace at 10:25 a.m.’ (2:25 a.m. Paris time), the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
” Many “ north korean drones “have invaded our airspace” in the border area near Gyeonggi province, according to a statement from the South Korean general staff.
The incursion drew warning fire from Seoul, which also deployed South Korean fighter jets and helicopter gunships. One of them, a KA-1 fighter jet, then crashed in Hoengseong County further east, according to the Yonhap news agency.
The threat from Pyongyang
Flights have been temporarily suspended at Gimpo and Incheon international airports near the capital for about an hour at the request of the military, according to the Yonhap news agency, citing a South Korean ministry official. Transport.
“There is trivialization, distraction and disunity that benefits North Korea and pushes it to carry out its missile launches”
It is the first time in five years that North Korean drones have flown over South Korean airspace.
The incursion comes amid heightened tension, as Pyongyang has carried out an unprecedented series of weapons tests this year.
