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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated that the main task of army commanders is the full combat readiness of units for war. The statement came amid an escalation of the situation on the Korean Peninsula after the explosion in the DMZ on September 21, in which three South Korean servicemen were wounded.
Aziz KarimovSouth Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Seoul conveyed its position to Washington after General Xavier Brunson stated that, from the UN Command's perspective, South Korean territory begins at the southern boundary of the DMZ. The UN Command said that Seoul's sovereignty is not in question.
Otabek YusupovSouth Korea's Defense Ministry proposed military talks to Pyongyang to clarify the border line and restore communication channels. The trigger was a mine explosion in the DMZ in September that injured three South Korean soldiers. Seoul believes the North planted the mines; Pyongyang rejects this.
Sevara AzamovaSouth Korea will send a letter to the president of the UN Security Council demanding apologies and accountability from North Korea for the September 21 mine blasts in the DMZ, which injured three South Korean servicemen. Pyongyang, led by Kim Yo Jong's statement, rejects the accusations, calling the border fortification a lawful defensive measure and warning of new response measures.
Sevara AzamovaKim Yo Jong stated that North Korea will raise its combat readiness along the entire southern border, and loudspeakers for propaganda against South Korea will be ready for deployment in the coming days. The warning came amid tensions over a landmine explosion in the DMZ on September 21 that wounded three South Korean soldiers.
Sevara AzamovaAfter a mine explosion in the DMZ in late September, the DPRK tested an intermediate-range missile with claimed AI maneuvering, while South Korea tested its own hypersonic glider. Diplomacy is frozen, the US and Japan are coordinating with Seoul, and the risks of miscalculation are growing.
Sevara AzamovaChairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Jin Yong Sung ordered troops to decisively respond to any DPRK provocations, including armistice violations. This followed Kim Yo Jong's statement about the possible resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts and the deployment of additional tactical strike weapons near the border.
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