The South Korean military announced today, Thursday, that 12 North Korean fighters flew in formation during possible military exercises, and confirmed that it had called up 30 of its fighters in response.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said that eight fighters and four bombers "performed a formation flight north of the inter-Korean air border, and it is estimated that they conducted air-to-ground exercises."
Tensions between the two Koreas increased after South Korea and the United States conducted their first joint exercises in 4 years last August, in which a US aircraft carrier participated.
North Korea repeatedly accuses the United States of preparing an attack through its military exercises with South Korea, something both countries deny, which have announced that Pyongyang is preparing a nuclear test soon.
Last Tuesday, North Korea launched a medium-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan before falling into the sea, in an unprecedented event since 2017. The North Korean missile prompted the Japanese authorities to issue a warning warning to residents of some areas, asking them to take cover, as trains movements were suspended in the north of the country. Temporarily.