North Korea launches ballistic missiles as Kim Jong Un visits Russia for summit
South Korean military says DPRK fired two short-range missiles, in first launches while leader out of country
A collage of a North Korean short-range ballistic missile launch and Kim Jong Un boarding a train to Russia | Image: KCNA (Oct. 10, 2022) and Rodong Sinmun (Sept. 12, 2023), edited by NK News
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from Pyongyang into the East Sea (Sea of Japan), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said late Wednesday morning.
It marks the DPRK’s first missile launch while leader Kim Jong Un is out of the country, the unification ministry confirmed to NK News.
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from Pyongyang into the East Sea (Sea of Japan), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said late Wednesday morning.
It marks the DPRK’s first missile launch while leader Kim Jong Un is out of the country, the unification ministry confirmed to NK News.
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