North Korea launched an artillery attack on the territory of Pangyongdo and Eonpyongdo islands, media reported.

Starting at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, for two hours, the DPRK army fired more than 200 artillery shells along the coast in South Korea's Pangyongdo and Yongpyongdo islands. About this RIA Novosti South Korea's Yonhap agency reported.

According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korean troops fired more than 200 rounds into the area north of Baengneong-do and Eonpyondo islands in the Yellow Sea from 9:00 a.m. (3:00 a.m. Moscow time) on Friday. .

It is noted that as a result of this operation, there were no casualties or casualties between the civilians and the South Korean armed forces.

According to the agency, according to the military agreement between South and North Korea on September 19, 2018, a maritime demilitarized (demilitarized) zone was established in the Yellow and East Seas to prevent military conflicts. According to the agency, conducting artillery fire and naval maneuvers in this area violates the terms of the military agreement.

On December 6, 2022, North Korea last shelled the maritime demilitarized zone in Goson and Kumgang districts of Gangwon Province.

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