DPRK sends balloons to South Korea again

On 8 June, the DPRK again sent balloons, probably containing garbage, to South Korea.

This was reported by Yonhap with reference to the South Korean military, Ukrinform reports.

It is noted that almost 1,000 such balloons were launched from the DPRK last week.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea recommended that citizens not touch these objects and inform the military or police if they find them.

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As reported, on 29 May, North Korea launched more than 150 balloons with garbage across the inter-Korean border. On 2 June, Pyongyang launched more than 600 more garbage balloons into South Korea and jammed GPS signals for five days in a row.

Pyongyang calls it a response to the South's propaganda leaflets against the North Korean regime.

On 3 June, South Korea announced that it would refuse to implement the military agreement with the DPRK.

Photo: Yonhap News