North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, amid rising tensions over a landmine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched from the Wonsan area at around 6:30 a.m. and travelled more than 700 kilometres before landing at sea.
The launch came three days after Seoul demanded that Pyongyang apologise and take responsibility for the September 21 landmine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone.
South Korea and the US-led United Nations Command said an investigation found that North Korean mines caused the blast, which seriously injured three South Korean soldiers. The UN Command said the incident violated the 1953 Armistice Agreement.
North Korea has denied responsibility for the explosion. Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, dismissed Seoul’s demand for an apology and rejected its recent proposals for dialogue.
Following Saturday’s launch, South Korea increased surveillance for possible further missile tests and continued sharing information with the United States and Japan.
Seoul’s presidential security office called the launch a violation of UN Security Council sanctions and urged Pyongyang to stop its repeated ballistic missile launches.
The latest launch marks North Korea’s 15th ballistic missile launch of 2026, according to South Korean officials. It comes amid continued military activity along the Korean Peninsula and renewed efforts by Seoul to ease tensions through dialogue.
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