North Korea announced on Monday that it had conducted a firepower offensive drill involving five units from different levels of the Korean People's Army, using artillery and long-range missiles. State media said the exercises were held on Saturday.
New weapons in the offensive drill
South Korea had announced that it detected North Korea launching several ballistic missiles on Saturday from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.
The missile launches came a day after the end of five days of joint naval exercises involving South Korea, the United States and Japan. The joint drills focused on responding to threats from North Korea.
