D DPRK fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters

A woman walks past a news broadcast with file footage of a DPRK missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on June 5, 2022. ANTHONY WALLACE AFP SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters, the Republic of Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff JCS said on Wednesday.

The JCS said in a statement that it detected two short-range ballistic missiles launched by the DPRK from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 6: 10 pm 0910 GMT and 6: 20 pm 0920 GMT local time.

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It said the ROK strengthened its monitoring and vigilance while maintaining its full readiness posture in close cooperation with the United States.

Three days after the DPRK launched a short-range ballistic missile into the eastern waters, the incident took place.

In 2022 alone, the DPRK tested-fired ballistic missiles 18 times and twice fired cruise missiles.