North Korea fired “multiple unidentified ballistic missiles” on Monday, March 10, escalating tensions just hours after issuing a stark warning about the risk of war over “an accidental single shot,” South Korea’s military reported.

The launch came as Seoul and Washington kicked off their annual Freedom Shield 2025 military drills, an exercise Pyongyang has long condemned as preparation for an invasion. North Korea’s latest provocation underscores the fragile security situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Missile launches detected over Yellow Sea

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed that the missiles were launched from Hwanghae Province at approximately 1:50 p.m. local time (0450 GMT) and landed in the West Sea, also known as the Yellow Sea.

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“Our military will bolster surveillance and maintain a full readiness posture under close cooperation with the United States,” the JCS stated, emphasizing vigilance amid growing hostilities.

North Korea condemns military drills, calls them ‘provocative’

Pyongyang’s missile launches coincided with the start of Freedom Shield 2025, a large-scale joint military drill involving “live, virtual, and field-based training,” according to a statement from U.S. forces. The exercise, which will run until March 21, has drawn sharp criticism from North Korea, which sees such drills as a direct threat.

“This is a dangerous provocative act of leading the acute situation on the Korean Peninsula, which may spark off a physical conflict between the two sides by means of an accidental single shot, to the extreme point,” North Korea’s Foreign Ministry stated through its state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Tensions rise after South Korean air force mishap

North Korea’s warning came just days after a South Korean air force accident injured 31 people, including both military personnel and civilians. In a major blunder, Seoul’s forces mistakenly bombed a village within South Korean territory during a military exercise.

The latest missile tests serve as a stark reminder of the volatility in the region, with North Korea often using such launches as a response to joint military drills by South Korea and the U.S. As both sides escalate their rhetoric and military activities, concerns grow over the possibility of further provocations or unintended conflict.