North Korea fires two ballistic missiles at Japan

"The shells flew about 300 kilometers if they followed a normal trajectory. They reached a maximum height of about 50 kilometers. They did not reach the territory of the exclusive economic zone of Japan, collapsing in the Sea of Japan," said Minister of Defense of Japan Nobuo Kishi . His words are quoted by the K yodo News agency.

The shells were fired eastward from the Sunan Airport area in Pyongyang, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces added. It happened around 9 am local time.

The Japanese government condemned the launch, noting that it threatens the peace and security of the country. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed the government to check the safety of ships and aircraft and "be prepared to respond to any unforeseen developments." A crisis headquarters was urgently convened at the Prime Minister's Office.

The fact of launching shells was also strongly condemned in the United States. "These launches are in violation of numerous UN Security Council resolutions and pose a threat to North Korea's neighbors and the international community," a spokesman for the US State Department said.

In North Korea, they noted that these were exercises of a railway missile regiment. They were held throughout the country.

This is the fourth missile launch by North Korea in the past two weeks. The Japanese Defense Minister believes that the DPRK is improving its developments related to ballistic missiles. The country, among other things, seeks to increase secrecy and make it difficult to detect launches. This is done in order to be able to carry out a surprise attack, the minister believes.