Just today, North Korea fired about 60 artillery shells into the waters near South Korea's Yeonpyeong group of islands.
What is known about the North Korean shelling of South Korea
For the second day in a row, North Korea has been firing artillery along the South Korean border near the Yellow Sea demarcation line, near the islands of Yeonpyeong.
In fact, North Korea is shelling the maritime border between the two countries under the guise of exercises.
Now they have fired 60 shells, and 200 the day before — the ammunition is falling into the buffer zone of the Yellow Sea, the publication notes.
South Korea called on North Korea to immediately stop shelling, as "this is an act that threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula and increases tensions".
By the way, on 5 January, the DPRK fired about 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands on the western border. This forced the islanders to evacuate and the South Korean military to conduct live-fire exercises in response.
What preceded it
According to North Korean state media, Kim Jong Un's new loud threats were made during his meeting with senior officers of the North Korean army.
The dictator decided to analyse the security situation on the Korean peninsula and concluded that it was allegedly approaching the brink of armed conflict every day.
Against this backdrop, Kim Jong Un once again began to insist on "further sharpening the cherished sword to protect the security and peace of the DPRK".
"The more dynamically the Korean revolution develops, the more desperately the American imperialists and the clan of the Republic of Korea (the official name of South Korea — ed.) try to stop it, the dictator said.
In addition, it is emphasised that Kim Jong Un has called for a lethal strike and complete destruction of these countries if they dare to "military confrontation and provocations against the DPRK".
According to him, North Korea will have to mobilise all its most powerful forces and means "without hesitation".
