South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense reported unusual activities by North Korean troops near the inter-Korean border in the days following the Constitutional Court’s decision to remove former President Yoon Suk-yeol from office on Friday.
Around 1,500 North Korean soldiers have been observed conducting land-clearing operations and installing barbed wire in front-line areas, according to spokesperson for the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Lee Sung-jun at a briefing on Monday.
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense reported unusual activities by North Korean troops near the inter-Korean border in the days following the Constitutional Court’s decision to remove former President Yoon Suk-yeol from office on Friday.
Around 1,500 North Korean soldiers have been observed conducting land-clearing operations and installing barbed wire in front-line areas, according to spokesperson for the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Lee Sung-jun at a briefing on Monday.
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