North Korea fires several cruise missiles towards Yellow Sea
North Korea fires several cruise missiles towards Yellow Sea (Getty Images)
North Korea once again launched several ballistic missiles towards the Yellow Sea this morning, January 24, according to Yonhap.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea reported that the series of missile launches by the North Korean army occurred around 7 a.m. local time.
"While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our military has been closely coordinating with the United States to monitor additional signs of North Korea's provocations," the statement from the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
The department also said that today's launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea is the first in the past several months. Prior launches of ballistic missiles towards the Yellow Sea were recorded in September 2023.
North Korea send missiles to Russia
White House National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby stated that Russia purchased ballistic missiles from North Korea, which have already been used in strikes against Ukraine.
Later, information emerged that the occupiers targeted Kharkiv with North Korean missiles. The prosecutor's office confirmed this and provided details.
Vadym Skybitskyi, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, revealed in an interview with RBC-Ukraine that North Korea actively supplied ammunition to Russia throughout the fall. According to intelligence estimates, the Russian army could have received around a million projectiles from North Korea.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about "red lines" when commenting on the supply of North Korean missiles to Russia.
