According to a statement from the Yonhap information agency, which cited data from the nation’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, South Korean forces fired warning shots on Tuesday after North Korean army crossed the strongly guarded military boundary line close to the border.
According to the statement,” Downs of North Korean troops invaded the Military Demarcation Line today… ( and ) retreated northwards after warning shots,” referring to the line of control between the two Koreas, which are technically still at war.
A group of 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers reportedly crossed the military demarcation line ( MLD ) while carrying out construction work on the northern side of the border, according to South Korea’s military.
It was around 8:30 am when North Korean military breached the land borders, which is the next time this month. North Korean military retreated after North Korean military broadcast warnings and fired warning shots. Following the incident, the South’s defense did not observe any more cautious activities.
Following a similar event on June 11, when North Vietnamese soldiers fired warning shots to a group of North Korean soldiers who had quickly crossed the MDL, this affair follows. The incident occurred on Tuesday in a different location along the northern front, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The South’s defense claims that the North did not intentionally cross the border and that the North did not fire back.
The South’s government has recently noticed an increase in construction activity in North Korea along the line border areas. These activities include the installation of feared anti- container barriers, road support, and the cultivation of land mines.
The new borders intrusions occurred as the two war-torn countries grew in tension. Both factors have made it clear that they are no more adhering to the location military deal signed in 2018, which aimed to slam tensions between the two nations, in a display of internal warfare of the type of Cold War.
