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‘Get ready to open fire’: North Korea primes border troops after drone claims
(NewsUSD) – North Korea has accused South Korea of sending drones filled with propaganda over Pyongyang and has threatened retaliation, according to a report by state media on Friday.
Zelenskyy accuses North Korea of sending soldiers to help Russia in war: South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff neither confirmed nor denied the accusations but urged North Korea to “not act rashly,” stating that “all responsibility for the recent series of developments lies with North Korea.” This remark referred to the trash-laden balloons that North Korea has been sending to the South.
On Friday evening, North Korea’s foreign ministry escalated the rhetoric, calling South Korea “the most hostile, malicious, and rogue state” and accused it of “severe political and military provocation” by allegedly flying drones into Pyongyang and distributing anti-North Korea leaflets on three occasions in the past week, as reported by state media.
The ministry warned that South Korea would “face a horrible situation if it continues provocations.”
Putin’s ‘Friend’ Kim Orders North Korea Military To ‘Get Ready To Launch Fire’ On US Ally S. Korea: North Korea’s state-run KCNA also released images purportedly showing a drone and leaflets with messages such as “a comparison of the food you can buy” and “North Korea’s economic situation falling into hell.” CNN has not been able to independently verify the presence of these drones in North Korean airspace.
For years, South Korean activists and North Korean defectors have launched balloons into North Korea, carrying propaganda criticizing Kim Jong Un, along with USB drives loaded with K-pop music and South Korean TV shows, which are banned in the isolated nation. Some of these balloons have been equipped with GPS trackers to cover greater distances.
North Korea Says Ordered Border Army To Be Ready To Shoot: In 2020, South Korea passed a law criminalizing the distribution of anti-North Korean propaganda materials over the border, aiming to foster engagement with Pyongyang under its previous liberal government. However, a court later struck down the law, citing it as an excessive restriction on free speech, following complaints by North Korean defector-activists.
In retaliation, North Korea has sent over 1,000 balloons carrying trash, waste, and worms toward South Korea since May, heightening tensions. Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, warned of potential “trouble” ahead.
Previously, in 2022, North Korea also sent five drones into South Korean airspace, with four flying around Ganghwa island and one venturing into northern Seoul.