Overview
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff detected multiple ballistic missiles launched from near Pyongyang at about 7:50 a.m. local time toward the East Sea.
- Japan said at least two projectiles flew roughly 900 kilometers and 950 kilometers, and no damage was reported.
- North Korean state media claimed hypersonic missiles hit targets about 1,000 kilometers away and released images of Kim Jong-un overseeing the drill.
- Seoul convened an emergency security meeting and urged a halt to violations of UN Security Council resolutions, while Japan lodged a strong protest.
- The launches coincided with President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to China and followed the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, as KCNA also highlighted Kim’s order to boost tactical guided-weapons production by 250 percent ahead of the Workers’ Party congress.