The US government said it was in close consultation with South Korea regarding North Korean drones invading South Korean airspace and infiltrating the skies north of Seoul. We also reaffirmed our strong defense commitment to Korea. This was reported by reporter Ahn So-young.
The White House said on the 26th that five North Korean drones crossed the military demarcation line and invaded South Korean airspace, saying, “We are in close consultation with South Korea on the nature of this incursion.”
[NSC 대변인]“We are aware of the reported North Korean drone flights across the military demarcation line and are consulting closely with North Korea on the nature of this incursion. We recognize the need for the ROK to protect its territorial integrity. The United States’ commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea remains unwavering.”
“We are aware of reports that North Korean drones have crossed the military demarcation line,” a White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman said in response to a request by the VOA for comment on Korea’s drone provocation. of the North.
“We are aware of South Korea’s need to protect its territorial integrity,” he said, “the United States’ commitment to Korea’s defense remains unwavering.”
The State Department also sent the same White House response that day to VOA’s request for comment.
According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, five North Korean drones crossed the military demarcation line one after the other for more than five hours starting at 10:25 local time on the 26th.
North Korean drones are said to have swept through Paju, Gimpo and Ganghwa Island, Incheon, and one entered the skies over Seoul and then fled.
It has been five years and six months since June 2017 since North Korean drones invaded South Korean airspace.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “The military has conducted reconnaissance and operational activities by deploying manned and unmanned reconnaissance assets in areas close to the military demarcation line and to the north, operating them in accordance with the invasion radius.” by North Korean UAVs and photographing key enemy military facilities,” he said.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff stressed that the South Korean military will continue to respond sufficiently and decisively to North Korean provocations.
This is Ahn So-young from VOA News.
