South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed North Korea launched an unidentified projectile from the Pyongyang area on Tuesday. The projectile, believed fired in the morning, apparently failed shortly after. The launch came a day after President Lee Jae-myung expressed regret over drone flights by South Korean individuals into the North.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed on Wednesday that it detected North Korea's launch of an unidentified projectile from the Pyongyang area the previous day. South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities are analyzing the incident, with the projectile believed to have been fired in the morning and failed shortly after.
The launch occurred a day after President Lee Jae-myung expressed regret on Monday over drone flights into North Korea by South Korean individuals. Lee said the incidents have caused unnecessary military tension with Pyongyang. His remarks followed prosecutors indicting three people last week for flying drones into the North between September and January.
North Korea last fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on March 14, during annual springtime military drills by South Korea and the United States.
