South Korea's military has reported that North Korea launched a series of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from its east coast. The northern half of the Korean peninsula reportedly fired several short-range weapons,

The launch − the nuclear-armed North's first missile test since March − comes a week after Kim Jong Un's test-firing of a new warship weapons system. Experts warn that the North may be testing weapons for export to Russia for use against Ukraine.

At that time, the United States and South Korea were running joint military drills in the area. North Korea sees these drills as a threat and often responds with weapons tests of