North Korea launches ballistic missile ahead of summit with Russia... South Korean military ``serious provocation''

North Korea launched a ballistic missile on the 13th ahead of a summit meeting with Russia. On the same day, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, ``From around 11:43 to around 11:53, the South Korean military
"We captured two short-range ballistic missiles launched into the East Sea from the Pyongyang and Sunan areas." On the same day, North Korea's ballistic missiles each flew approximately 650 km.
It landed on the Tokai Sea. U.S. and South Korean intelligence authorities are conducting a detailed comprehensive analysis. This was North Korea's first ballistic missile launch in 14 days since it fired two ballistic missiles on the 30th of last month. In particular, the provocation on this day was
The meeting was held as General Secretary Kim Jung Eun, who is visiting Russia, is expected to begin a summit meeting with President Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region in the afternoon.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said, ``North Korea's successive ballistic missile launches are serious provocations that undermine the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula as well as the international community,'' and ``clearly violate United Nations Security Council resolutions.''
We strongly condemn this and urge them to stop it immediately." He continued, ``The South Korean military is closely monitoring North Korea's activities and signs in close cooperation between South Korea and the United States in preparation for further provocations by North Korea.''
"However, we will maintain a firm posture based on our ability to overwhelmingly respond to any provocation."