South Korea holds live-fire drills to defend islands on North Korea’s doorstep



News South Korea holds live-fire drills to defend islands on North Korea’s doorstep Authorities advise residents not to go outside during exercises on repelling enemy landing and retaking border islands Jeongmin Kim May 8, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A soldier firing a K6 heavy machine gun toward the sea during the Nov. 2023 northwestern border island defense exercises \| Image: ROK marine corps South Korea kicked off live-fire military exercises on defending border islands against North Korean attack on Wednesday, warning residents to avoid going outside during the drills. The exercises, led by the ROK Northwest Islands Defense Command, will run for three days through Friday and will involve multiple military branches, including the marines, navy and air operation commands and special operation command. South Korea kicked off live-fire military exercises on defending border islands against North Korean attack on Wednesday, warning residents to avoid going outside during the drills. The exercises, led by the ROK Northwest Islands Defense Command, will run for three days through Friday and will involve multiple military branches, including the marines, navy and air operation commands and special operation command. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korea holds live-fire drills to defend islands on North Korea’s doorstep

Authorities advise residents not to go outside during exercises on repelling enemy landing and retaking border islands

Jeongmin Kim May 8, 2024

South Korea holds live-fire drills to defend islands on North Korea’s doorstep

A soldier firing a K6 heavy machine gun toward the sea during the Nov. 2023 northwestern border island defense exercises | Image: ROK marine corps

South Korea kicked off live-fire military exercises on defending border islands against North Korean attack on Wednesday, warning residents to avoid going outside during the drills.

The exercises, led by the ROK Northwest Islands Defense Command, will run for three days through Friday and will involve multiple military branches, including the marines, navy and air operation commands and special operation command.

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