Pyongyang [North Korea], March 9: The artillery drill was carried out on March 7, involving units near the North and South Korean lines with a range of "enemy capitals", KCNA Radio said, referring to the capital Seoul near Seoul. 10 million people.
The news said the forces participating in the exercise "completed important military missions in preventing war".
President Kim Jong-un urged the military to step up preparations, allowing artillery units to quickly deploy uncompromising attacks when war actually breaks out.
On the same day, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik visited the capital defense command, ordering units here to respond in case Pyongyang makes provocative moves against the capital Seoul.
Previously, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced that the North Korean military fired multiple rocket launchers and self-propelled artillery toward the Yellow Sea during the time frame from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 7.
JCS said it is monitoring North Korea's military activities while the US and South Korea conduct exercises. The exercise, called Freedom Shield, began on March 4 with twice the number of troops participating compared to last year.
The South Korea-US exercise focuses on the goals of detecting and intercepting North Korea's ballistic missiles, which according to Pyongyang can carry nuclear warheads.
Also according to JCS, North Korea repeatedly tried to jam GPS signals near the inter-Korean border on March 5.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
