Overview

• North Korea's Kim Yo Jong issued a stern warning to South Korea regarding anti-regime leaflets sent via balloons.
• North Korea has retaliated by sending over 2,000 balloons filled with sewage and garbage into South Korea since May.
• Both nations have resumed provocative actions near the Demilitarized Zone, suspending a 2018 agreement to reduce conflict risks.
• South Korea's military has responded with warning shots and redeployed loudspeakers to broadcast anti-Pyongyang messages.
• The growing tensions are further complicated by North Korea's recent military assistance treaty with Russia.