It is reported by "Yonhap" with reference to the South Korean military.

According to the agency, the rocket was launched towards the Sea of ​​Japan.

Earlier, the Minister of Unification of the Republic of Korea, Kwon Yong Se, expressed the opinion that the DPRK authorities, with the help of rocket launches, seek to “pacify” the new government in Seoul and attract the attention of the United States.