Real ammunition exercise at the border from the USA and South Korea

Real ammunition was used in the military exercise organized by South Korea and the US in the region close to the North Korean border. According to Yonhap's report, 100 howitzers, a large number of armored vehicles and 800 soldiers took part in the exercise in the city of Pocheon, 30 kilometers south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the border of South and North Korea.

ANSWER TO NORTH KOREA

According to the news in Anadolu, it was stated that in the joint military exercise held between the Capital Mechanized Infantry Division of the South Korean army and the US 2nd Infantry Division-ROK / US Combined Division, training activities focused on the interoperability of the soldiers of the two countries and combined firepower.

South Korean military officials said the exercise was "to demonstrate the enormous firepower of the allies in response to ongoing threats from North Korea."

SEQUENTIAL MISSILE TRIALS

North Korea, which increased its missile tests after the "Freedom Shield" exercise that started between South Korea and the US on March 14, announced that it was holding a nuclear counter-attack exercise on March 20.

South Korea and Japan announced on March 19 that North Korea conducted a ballistic missile test in the direction of the Sea of Japan (East Sea) at 11.05 am local time. Reaching a maximum altitude of 50 kilometers, the ballistic missile traveled 800 kilometers and fell into the Sea of Japan.

It was noteworthy that the experiment was carried out during the "Freedom Shield" exercise, which was started by the South Korean and US armies on March 14 and will end today.

Pyongyang administration has conducted 6 missile tests since the beginning of the month and more than 20 missile tests since the beginning of the year.