According to reports, South Korea’s military responded to 10 North Korean troops crossing the military demarcation line (MDL) in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) by broadcasting alerts and firing warning shots.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff informed the press via text message that the South Korean military took action after North Korean soldiers breached the MDL in the eastern part of the DMZ around 5:00 pm local time. This incident led to the broadcasting of warnings and the firing of shots, as per Reuters.
South Korean marines arrive on Yeonpyeong Island from a passenger ferry, near the sea boundary with North Korea known as the “northern limit line,” on Jan. 6, 2024, a day after North Korea’s shelling. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
During the visit that followed the June 2024 incident, Putin and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un signed a landmark defensive pact.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony following bilateral talks in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024. (Sputnik/Kristina Kormilitsyna/Kremlin via REUTERS)
“If one of the two sides is placed under war situations due to an armed invasion from an individual country or several nations, the other side provides military and other assistance without delay by mobilizing all means in its possession,” the agreement states.
In October 2024, the Pentagon confirmed that North Korea had sent troops to Russia amid the country’s ongoing war with Ukraine. Then-National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said the U.S. had briefed Ukraine on the situation.
Fox News Digital’s Timothy Nerozzi contributed to this report.
