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Military authorities conducted a joint land, sea, and air defense drill in the afternoon of the 29th in connection with North Korea's drone invasion three days ago.

Regarding the claim that North Korean drones invaded our no-fly zone, he expressed strong regret, saying that it was not true.



Shin Jeong-eun is a reporter.



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As a follow-up measure following North Korea's drone provocation, the Joint Chiefs of Staff held a joint air defense drill this afternoon around Ganap-ri, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do.



In this exercise, about 10 power assets, including KA-1 light attack aircraft and Apache helicopters, were mobilized, assuming a situation in which small 2m-class drones invade the airspace.



In particular, we conducted actual strike drills to respond even when fighting is restricted due to concerns about damage to private houses.



[Lee Seong-jun/Chief of Public Affairs Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hajijaksa (Army Ground Operations Command), Air Force Operations Command (Air Force Operations Command), and airlines (Army Airline Command) participated in a practical joint operation assuming a response situation for enemy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). air defense training...

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Air defense training in response to unmanned aerial vehicles is conducted twice a year, but it is the first time in five years since 2017 that the Joint Chiefs of Staff has mobilized all available forces for combat training by mobilizing all available forces.



The military authorities refuted that it was not true regarding the suspicion raised by some that North Korean drones had invaded the no-fly zone.



[Lee Seong-jun / Joint Chiefs of Staff Public Affairs Director: Enemy drones did not invade the no-fly zone P-73.

We express strong regret for groundless stories that are not true.] While the



Ministry of National Defense announced that it was sharing information with the United Nations Command on the North Korean drone invasion, the United Nations Command set up a special investigation team to find out about North Korea's invasion and the South Korean military's follow-up response. We are looking into whether this Armistice Agreement has been violated.